Over a hundred artistes and writers, including Arundhati Roy, Pooja Bhatt and Kalki Koechlin, have demanded full dismissal of all charges against stand-up comic Munawar Faruqui and four others for allegedly hurting religious sentiments during a show. All five were arrested recently. The artistes and writers said, this case reinforced concerns around freedom of speech in India. They added that the arrests were indicative of the poor protection to the freedom of speech and expression in the country.