T.N. government orders immediate release of YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, sets his detention aside
The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the immediate release of YouTuber A. Shankar, also known as 'Savukku' Shankar, from detention. The Advisory Board concluded that there was no sufficient cause for his detention under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act. This marks the third time his detention has been set aside, following previous legal challenges.
- ▪The Tamil Nadu government issued an order for the immediate release of YouTuber 'Savukku' Shankar.
- ▪The Advisory Board found no sufficient cause for his detention under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act.
- ▪This is the third time Shankar's detention has been quashed by the authorities.
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The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the immediate release of YouTuber A. Shankar alias ‘Savukku’ Shankar from detention. In an order issued on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the government said that Mr. Shankar must be released forthwith “as there is no sufficient cause unless he has been detained under any other law or is serving any sentence having been convicted by any court.” ‘Savukku’ Shankar moves Madras HC to quash case over publicising document on PM visit in 2021The grounds of detention of the YouTuber were placed before the Advisory Board under Section 10 of the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982 (Tamil Nadu Act 14 o f 1982). The Advisory Board perused the grounds of detention, the report of the detaining authority sent to the government, and the connected records.
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