Police in 3 States File Sedition Case Against Tharoor, Journalists for Tweets on Farmers' Rally The Editor's Guild of India described the cases as an "attempt to intimidate, harass, browbeat, and stifle the media". Shashi Tharoor, Rajdeep Sardesai and Mrinal Pande. Photo: PTI and Twitter Rights29/Jan/2021 New Delhi: A total of three sedition cases have been filed across three BJP-ruled states against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, India Today journalist Rajdeep Sardesai, National Heraldâs senior consulting editor Mrinal Pande, Qaumi Awaz editor Zafar Agha, The The Caravan editor Anant Nath and its executive editor Vinod K. Jose, and one unnamed person for sharing “unverified” news during the farmers’ tractor rally in Delhi on January 26.Â