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Journalism of Courage
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has found himself in a map controversy, yet again. Tharoor’s manifesto during his campaign for the Congress president’s post last September drew criticism for featuring a map of India that was different from the official map. He had apologised unconditionally for it then. Now the UK edition of his book — B R Ambedkar: The Man Who Gave Hopes to India’s Dispossessed — published by Manchester University Press has come out with an incorrect map.
On Tuesday, Tharoor took to Twitter to admit the “unfortunate” error. “As soon as I was made aware of the problem, I wrote to the UK publishers, who responded immediately with the attached revision. The cover will be corrected for future reprints. MUP are also currently looking into options to replace the cover for existing stock. I trust this lays the matter to rest,” he wrote, hoping that he will not be further attacked for the inadvertent error.
Safety Begins At Home
Delhi Commission for Women chairperson Swati Maliwal has been allotted a new house by the government — this time in a gated colony. The special precaution, according to two sources, has been taken because of security concerns. On October 17 last year, Maliwal had tweeted that an attacker had tried to break into her Civil Lines residence. Following the attack, in which Maliwal and her mother’s cars were damaged, the DCW chairperson had been staying with her relatives. She recently moved into the allotted flat.
Yoga At UN
The International Day of Yoga on June 21 is expected to be truly “international” with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the event from the United Nations headquarters in New York City, along with a host of global leaders. A live feed of the celebrations will be broadcast at Times Square, a few blocks away. Modi will leave New York for Washington DC soon after the event, to begin the bilateral leg of his visit.
