Harsh Mander (File photo)A group of retired civil servants on Thursday issued a fresh appeal against the vilification of civil rights activist Harsh Mander after Delhi police continued with its efforts to portray his December 16 comments at Jamia Millia Islamia university as a hate speech. The same speech had earlier been cited by the solicitor-general of India to accuse Mander of making disparaging remarks against the Supreme Court. They write that he used a facade of peace but it was a hate speech! “The other two charged with hate speech here are Sharjeel (Imam, an activist) and (Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar) Azad. Referring to the speech, Thursday’s appeal points out that Mander’s philosophy is evident in it.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2020 19:23 UTC