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PIL Seeks Probe Into Saurav Das' Identity, Blocking of Social Media Accounts over Remarks Against Judiciary; Madras HC Issues Notice

The plea also seeks to block Saurav Das’s X and Instagram accounts and cancel his passport and Aadhaar if he is found to be a foreign national.

  • On Friday, the Madras High Court issued notice to the Centre on a public interest litigation seeking an investigation into the nationality and background of Cockroach Janata Party spokesperson Saurav Das.
  • Petitioner Ganesh Kumar alleged that Das, whose "actual name... was Yogesh Sharma," has roots in Nepal and concealed these details to "fraudulently" obtain an Aadhaar card and passport in India.
  • Citing social media posts criticizing the judiciary, Kumar requested the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology block Das' accounts for allegedly calling protesters to "storm the Parliament" during a Jantar Mantar protest.
  • Chief Justice Sushrut Arvind Dharmadhikari and Justice G Arul Murugan, leading a Division Bench, directed Das, the Central government, and private parties to file responses to the allegations.
  • The High Court scheduled the next hearing for six weeks from now, while the petition demands a probe by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and potential cancellation of Das' identity documents.
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livelaw.in broke the news in India on Friday, October 30, 2026.
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