On 28 August 2023, a group of lawyers the All India Lawyer’s Association for Justice (AILAJ) wrote an open letter to the Bar Council of Karnataka to cancel Deepak’s talk event on “Uniform Civil Code – Pros and Cons.” In the letter, the lawyers criticized Deepak for his views on making India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ and also termed him as an ‘Islamophobe.’ However, the Bar Council of Karnataka ignored the lawyer’s demand and held the event on 31 August 2023. The event was attended by a large crowd with many people standing outside the hall to listen to the speaker.
Slammed for a controversial comment made on The Ranveer Show
In 2023, a video clip from an episode featuring J Sai Deepak on the podcast show ‘The Ranveer Show’ sparked controversy on social media. In the episode, Ranveer Allahbadia asked Advocate J Sai Deepak to name three individuals who should leave India forever, to which Deepak named Indian historians Romila Thapar and Professor Irfan Habib and journalist Barkha Dutt. After the release of the episode, Thapar, Habib, and Barkha Dutt had to face harassment, humiliation, and cyberbullying on social media. Both Allahbadia and Deepak were heavily slammed by netizens, who considered the video offensive. Some netizens claimed that the video raised concerns about harassment and cyberbullying, included hate speech targeting Muslims and Christians, and also spread misinformation and false claims about incidents related to the farmer’s protests in 2021. Later, a note was sent to YouTube regarding the violation of their policies by the video. However, after a thorough review, YouTube stated that it did not violate their policies. [1]The Wire
