Delhi HC Says Rana Ayyub’s Tweets on Hindu Deities and VD Savarkar Are “Derogatory, Communal”, Asks Police to Act

Tweets by journalist Rana Ayyub derogatory, communal: Delhi High Court

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was hearing a lawyer's petition alleging that Ms. Ayyub's tweets insulted Hindu Deities and "revered historical figures", observed that even an FIR was also directed to be registered against her in relation to the tweets and called upon the Centre, Delhi Police and X to "work in tandem" and "do the needful in 24 hours".

Delhi HC Calls Rana Ayyub’s Old X Posts 'Derogatory, Communal,' Orders Action

Delhi High Court directs police and X to act on Rana Ayyub’s posts about Hindu deities, seeks responses from all parties.

Delhi HC says Rana Ayyub’s posts on Hindu deities & Army ‘highly derogatory’, orders takedown

Posts on X from 2013 to 2017 were highlighted by AoR Amita Sachdeva, ‘a devout follower of Sanatan Dharma’. HC has issued notices to Ayyub, Delhi Police, MeitY and X.

HC calls for action against journalist Rana Ayyub for decade-old X posts about Hindu deities

In January 2025, an FIR was registered against the journalist in the case on the directions of a lower court.

Delhi HC calls tweets by Rana Ayyub 'highly derogatory, communal'; seeks response from Centre, X

The HC issued notice to the Centre, Ayyub as well as X on the petition seeking the immediate removal of the tweets. The court also made Delhi Police a party to

Derogatory, communal: Delhi HC slams Rana Ayyub's old tweets on Savarkar

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday, April 8, came down heavily on journalist Rana Ayyub on her tweets concerning Hindu deities and right-wing ideologue Vinayak Savarkar. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav called the tweets “highly derogatory, inflammatory and communal” and asked the Delhi Police and X (formerly Twitter) to take necessary action. Notices were issued to the journalist, the Delhi Police and the central government and sought their res…