Chennai, May 20 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government has ordered the immediate release of YouTuber and journalist A. Shankar, popularly known as ‘Savukku’ Shankar, after the State Advisory Board concluded that there was no sufficient cause to continue his preventive detention under the Tamil Nadu Preventive Detention Act, 1982. In an official order issued on Tuesday (May 19, 2026), the government directed authorities to release Shankar immediately, unless he was being held under any other law or…
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Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The Greater Chennai Police have granted a three-day parole to YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, also known as A. Shankar, who is currently detained under the Tamil Nadu Goondas Act of 1982, following the death of his mother, A. Kamala. Shankar, who was lodged at Puzhal Central Prison, had been served with a detention order under the Goondas Act on April 10, 2026. The preventive detention law allows authorities to detain individuals to prevent activities deemed prejudicial …