KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has directed the state government to promptly decide on a request made by incarcerated Maoist leader T.R. Roopesh seeking permission to publish a book he wrote while in prison.
Roopesh, convicted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and currently lodged in Viyyur Central Jail, had approached the Court alleging undue delay and discrimination in the government’s handling of his application.
Roopesh authored a Malayalam manuscript titled 'Bandhitharude Ormakurippukal (Memoirs of the Incarcerated)' during his time behind bars.
He argued that several other prisoners have been allowed to publish their literary works, while his plea remained pending without justification.