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CasteHe advocates Egalitarianism. [4]Chetan Kumar- Twitter He refers to himself as Ambedkarite, [5]Chetan Kumar- Facebook i.e., people who follow the philosophy of the Indian polymath, social reformer, human right advocate B. R. Ambedkar. He expressed his beliefs in a tweet, which read,

"We are neither Hindu nor Mussalman; we are egalitarians. We are neither BJP nor Congress; we are alternative forces. There’s a big ongoing controversy. We are neither kesari shawls nor hijabs; we are blue shawls. Transformation is alternative.”

Controversies• Slammed for derogatory remarks on Brahmins (2021): An FIR was filed by the Karnataka State Brahmin Development Board (KSBDB) with the Bengaluru Police against Chetan Kumar for his critical remarks on Brahmanism, which he expressed via a tweet in 2021. [6]The Hindu The KSBDB alleged that the actor had hurt religious beliefs and made imputations prejudicial to national integration. In response to the complaints lodged against him, the actor stated that he was primarily highlighting anti-caste ideas of B. R. Ambedkar. His tweet read,
"While all are born as equals, to say that Brahmins alone are highest & all others are low as Untouchables is sheer nonsense. It is a big hoax"

Arrested an objectionable tweet against a Karnataka High Court judge (2022): On February 16 2022, Chetan Kumar was arrested after being charged under sections 505 (2) (statements conducing to public mischief) and 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of the peace) of the IPC due to a tweet posted by Chetan against the Karnataka High Court judge Justice Krishna Dixit. The HC judge was part of a bench hearing the batch of petitions for the 2022 Karnataka Hijab row. In the tweet, Chetan reffred to a 2020 order in which Justice Krishna Dixit observed that it is unbecoming of Indian woman to sleep after rape and granted advance bail to a rape accused. Chetan's tweet read, "Justice Krishna Dixit made such disturbing comments in a rape case. Now this same judge is determining whether #hijabs are acceptable or not in govt schools. Does he have the clarity required?” [7]Hindustan Times

'Derogatory' remark on Kantara: In October 2022, Karnataka Police registered an FIR against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments while commenting on the tradition of 'Bhoota Kola' depicted in the Kannada movie 'Kantara.' In his comment, he said that 'Bhoota Kola' was not Hindu. [8]India Today

Arrested over 'Hindutva built on lies' tweet: On 21 March 2023, Bengaluru police arrested him over his tweet "Hindutva is built on lies." While citing the examples of Savarkar, the Babri mosque, and Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda, Chethan said that Hindutva was an ideology "built on lies." [9]India Today
Chetan Kumar's Hindutva is built on lies tweet

OCI Status Cancelled: In April 2023, the Union government cancelled his the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) status with immediate effect because of alleged ‘anti-national’ activities and derogatory comments against judges. [10]The Wire

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