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I'm not sure how you get that from my post. I'll elaborate. People have the right to complain to the police when they feel a crime has been committed. Even scientologists (no, that's not a comment on CoS either). So it is not exactly a surprise a complaint is made to the police when an anti-Scientology protest is held outside their headquarters, particularly when you consider their aggressive legal policies (yes, that is a comment on CoS).
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Indeed I fully agree. It is not that the police were called that anyone disagrees with, it is that they acted by confiscating the sign. Surely the police can only act when a crime is committed, granted ambiguity was expressed and it was deferred, but I think that's the point. The police are either interpreted it too harsh, the law is too harsh, or it is too ambiguous.
As for Islam, I would disagree with using the word cult but would defend the right to use it. I won't speculate on whether Chakribarti would agree.