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An online portal's founder was arrested by the police in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore for allegedly publishing content which was "baseless and provocative" in connection with the novel coronavirus crisis.

Andrew Sam Raja Pandian, the founder of a portal called SimpliCity, was taken into custody by RS Puram police for allegedly publishing content which criticised the government and the shortcomings faced by its healthcare professionals. The articles also alleged corruption by a few employees of a public distribution system (PDS) outlet.