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Stalin wept over the decline of press freedom last year also. I wrote on Stalin's steps to protect freedom of speech Thuglak Editorial dated 29.4.2024 In his May 2024 X post Stalin, a freedom fighter, who promised to protect freedom of speech. Here is list to show what steps he took to protect freedom of speech and the press during his 3-year rule. 25.6.2021: After taking office as Chief Minister in May, the first step Stalin took the following month (June) to protect freedom of the press was to arrest YouTuber Kishore Swamy under the Goondas Act, accusing him of defaming him. 11.10.2021: After three months, Stalin arrested YouTuber Duraimurugan, accusing him of defaming him. 2.1.2022: The next month, Stalin arrested Duraimurugan under the Goondas Act. 24.6.2022: Stalin arrested YouTuber Kishore Swamy under the Goons Act, accusing him of defaming him. 21.11.2022: Stalin arrested Kishore Swamy again, alleging that he had defamed him. 23.3.2023: The Stalin government arrested YouTuber (Savukku Shankar's assistant) Pradeep for criticizing women's rights. 17.6.2023: The Stalin government arrested BJP State Secretary J. Surya for criticizing the DMK in a social media post in the Senthil Balaji case. 18.6.2023: The DMK government arrested social media activist Uma Karki for allegedly defaming the E.V.R. and women. 25.6.2023: Uma Karki, who was about to be released on bail in the above case, was re-arrested by the DMK government in another case. 11.7.2023: The Stalin government arrested Kanal Kannan, a film stunt trainer, for criticizing halal meat. 25.9.2023: The DMK government arrested Arani Mahesh for defaming Udhayanidhi Stalin. 13.10.2023: The Stalin government arrested Muthuramalingam, the propaganda secretary of the Forward Bloc, who had spoken out against the release of the accused in the 1998 Coimbatore bomb case. 4.11.2023: The DMK government arrested 6 farmers who peacefully opposed land acquisition under the Goons Act. 17.3.2024: Stalin's government arrested Minjur Salim on charges of posting on social media against minorities. 17.5.2024: Stalin's government has arrested YouTuber Savukku Shankar and registered 7 cases against him, apart from the cannabis case. - This list of cases was taken from the media. Apart from these, it is not known whether there are other cases or arrests. 6 of the arrested people were arrested for defaming Stalin or Udhayanidhi. These are the steps that Stalin, a freedom of speech fighter, has taken to protect freedom of speech for 3 years.