Journalists in Chennai flay Centre for blocking Vikatan Plus digital magazine

Journalists led by the office-bearers of Chennai Press Club staged a protest here on Tuesday condemning the unilateral action of the Union government which blocked Vikatan Plus, a digital magazine without issuing any notice to the publication after a cartoon was published on the website. After gathering at the Chennai Press Club, journalists from many media houses participated in a protest showing solidarity with Vikatan and raised slogans condemning the unilateral act of the Union government blocking the website without following due process of law. Suresh Vedhanayagam, president of Chennai Press Club said Section 69-A of Information Technology Act says blocking for public access of any information through any computer resource is possible if only that it is necessary or expedient so to do, in the interest of sovereignty and integrity of India, friendly relations with foreign States. Haseef Mohammed, general secretary, on behalf of the press club, condemned the unilateral act of blocking the website by the Union government without following due process of law.