Tags:
Journalism of Courage
When, day in and day out in these election times, communal passions are raised by politicians, it is heartening to learn about the Supreme Court judgment preventing the entry of a politician to Mangalore to address meetings 8216;SC backs Karnataka ban on Togadia8217;, IE, Aril 1. As the judgment put it: 8220;No person, even the most popular leader, should be permitted to give speeches to destroy the country8217;s secular fabric or stoke communal violence8221;. The judgment further adds: 8220;Communal harmony should not be made to suffer and be made dependent upon the will of an individual or a group of individuals, whatever be their religion, be it of the minority or that of the majority.8221; A Daniel comes to judgment! The governments should form special courts to deal with cases involving communal disturbances. Also secularists, instead of condemning religions, should propagate religious tolerance and harmony.
8212; V.S. Venkatavaradan Salem
What8217;s going on?
8212; Deepak K. Vidhyarthi On e-mail
The right way
8226; It is plain discourtesy and not in good taste to talk about debarring Sonia Gandhi on Constitutional grounds 8216;Old tune8217;, IE, April 3. It is one thing to deal with the issue politically, or subject the issue to political analysis, and quite another to invoke the Constitution as a weapon during an electoral fray. It may also be counter-productive for the Indian state, as the example of Sanjay Gandhi showed. An extra-constitutional authority without constraining accountability can be far more damaging.
8212; N.J. Ramesh On e-mail
Maha misfortune
8226; Apropos of 8216;Maratha battleground8217; IE, April 3, it is indeed the misfortune of the state of Maharashtra that the Maratha lobby is led by a rank opportunist like Sharad Pawar. If Maharashtra8217;s hinterland has remained poor then the misrule of Congress and NCP for 50 years is responsible of it.
8212; Arun Ogale On e-mail
Crazy over cricket
8226; The manner in which the media has gone bonkers over a game played by hardly 20 per cent of the world population, gifted to us by the British raj, is amazing! We debate for hours even ridiculous things, from the colour of the handkerchief in the leading player8217;s pocket for better luck to who should bat at what position to the modalities of beating a particular team. The media has a vested interest in getting the masses addicted to this sport. With their eyes glued on cricket, the media prosper and ads just pour in! This game will ultimately ruin the other sporting disciplines in the country and will sustain our 8216;zero8217; Olympic medals tag!
8212; Arun Mehta On e-mail
