New Delhi, May 19 -- Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday questioned the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad and urged the Haryana Police to clarify what part of his statement was deemed objectionable.

"I have read and re-read the entire tweet of Prof Ali Khan Mahmudabad Which portion of the statement did Haryana Police find objectionable and violative of law? Will someone from Haryana Police please enlighten us?" Chidambaram wrote in a post on X.

https://x.com/PChidambaram_IN/status/1924355947016634768

Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mahmudabad's plea challenging his arrest over a social media post on Operation Sindoor.

A bench of Chief Justice of India BR Gavai and Justice Augusti...