K. Pawan Kalyan, the Deputy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and president of the Jana Sena Party, has expressed strong condemnation regarding the ongoing detention of Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu spiritual leader and ISKCON monk, in Bangladesh. Kalyan highlighted that Das has been imprisoned for over 500 days and has been repeatedly denied bail. He raised concerns about the state of justice in Bangladesh, alleging that lawyers representing Das are facing intimidation and threats in court. Kalyan questioned whether advocating for the rights of the minority Hindu community constitutes a crime. He appealed to the Bangladeshi government to provide immediate medical assistance to the monk and ensure fair justice, urging them to grant bail as soon as possible. Additionally, he criticized what he termed “pseudo-secularists and selective human rights activists” for their silence on the matter, suggesting that their concern for humanity is selective. Kalyan tagged international human rights organizations and called for global attention to the issue, using the hashtag #FreeChinmoyKrishnaDas.