T.N. government orders immediate release of YouTuber ‘Savukku’ Shankar, sets his detention aside

Key points

• 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.” The 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.