India, May 19 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday condemned the arrest of Ashoka University professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad on charges of inciting communal tensions and endangering the sovereignty and integrity of India.

"The Indian National Congress stands with our armed forces, bureaucrats, academicians, intellectuals and their families. The arrest of Ashoka University professor, Ali Khan Mahmudabad shows how fearful the BJP is of any opinion, disliked by them", said Kharge in a post on his official X (formerly Twitter) account.

"I condemn any character assassination, vilification, trolling, harassment, unlawful arrest of any individual and vandalism of any business entity, either through fringe elements or through offici...