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    Chetan Kumar (Kannada: ಚೇತನ್ ಕುಮಾರ) (born 24 February 1983), also known as Chetan Ahimsa, is an American Kannada-language film actor. Chetan made his on-screen debut in the 2007 cult classic film Aa Dinagalu, which earned him the Udaya Film Award for Best Debut Actor Male.

  2. Chetan Kumar is an Indian-American actor, public intellectual, and social and political activist. He has starred in Kannada films and faced legal troubles for his tweets on caste, religion, and judiciary.

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  3. Mar 22, 2023 · Chetan Kumar, a US-born Fulbright scholar and anti-caste activist, was jailed for two weeks over a tweet criticising Hindu nationalist ideology. He has faced several police complaints for his views on caste and religion, and is also a Kannada film actor.

  4. Apr 4, 2023 · Kannada actor and activist Chetan Kumar Ahimsa was arrested on March 21 for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with his Hindutva tweet and granted bail two days later. Interestingly, this was not Chetan Kumar Ahimsa’s first brush with the law.

  5. An Indian actor has been arrested for tweeting against one of the judges hearing pleas against a ban on Muslim girls wearing hijabs in schools. Chetan Kumar was arrested in the southern state of...

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  7. Mar 22, 2023 · Chetan Kumar was arrested on Tuesday over a recent tweet where he said the Hindutva ideology promoted by Hindu nationalists "was built on lies". Local media reports said Mr Kumar was arrested...

  8. Mar 22, 2023 · Chetan Kumar was arrested on Tuesday by the Bengaluru police in Karnataka state and subsequently remanded by a local court to 14 days in judicial custody. The actor, who is also an anti-caste...