For thirty years, Pawan Kalyan's films followed a reliable formula: ordinary man discovers powerful official doing something corrupt, ordin...

For thirty years, Pawan Kalyan's films followed a reliable formula: ordinary man discovers powerful official doing something corrupt, ordinary man kicks several people, justice is served. As Jana Sena chief and now Andhra Pradesh's Deputy Chief Minister, he's found a more efficient approach. On June 11, a Bengaluru city civil court issued a sweeping John Doe injunction ordering X, Google, and Meta to block all content linking him to allegations that his land sits within the Full Tank Level boundary of a lake in Hyderabad. The allegations were raised by YSRCP's Sakshi Media and TRS president K Kavitha, who claim the property encroaches on a protected water body. One judge reviewing related proceedings noted plainly that the content amounts to 'criticism of a political decision by a politician'—not defamation, not a personality rights violation. The injunction stands anyway. Three of the largest internet platforms on earth must comply until the next court date on July 24. The lake has no legal standing to respond.