In Tamil Nadu’s Deepam controversy, Madras HC Justice G R Swaminathan expressed personal disappointment and humorously noted his fascination with the issue. At a book launch for Kambar and Vaishnavam, he remarked, “Time for lighting the Deepam on Deepathoon will come.”
Today, On 25th August, Supreme Court slammed comedians over ‘insensitive jokes’ that allegedly hurt community sentiments, stressing limits on commercialised humour. The bench ordered them to issue public apologies on social media, stating clearly, “Freedom of Speech can’t apply just like that on commercial speech.”