A two-judge vacation bench of the Supreme Court of India has restrained the Narendra Modi government in Gujarat from arresting sociologist Ashis Nandy, for an opinion piece titled ‘Blame the middle class’ he wrote in The Times of India in January this year.
Justice Altamas Kabir: “There is no ground for harassing a journalist. Let him live in peace. You [Gujarat] are prosecuting this man for his article. There are worse things happening in this country. If a journalist cannot write then who else will? I have read the article and I find nothing is objectionable. They look for a soft target to catch but not even a single politician or small municipal councillors are caught. He [petitioner] is 71 years old and is a soft target for you…. What is the grievance of the complainant? How does it [article] bother him? Is he a staunch nationalist?”
Justice G.S. Singhvi: “People coming from the land of Mahatma Gandhiji have become so intolerant that they can’t even tolerate an article.”
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churumuri 
People who openly admitted to committing murder on camera are allowed to roam scot free while journalists whose job is to write are arrested!!!!!!!!
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Now cheddi apologist are welcome to bring back the old memories of journalist harassed by “secular” parties also.
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Hats off to the judges!. They are the ones who keep the lamp of a idea called INDIA alive!
I could understand the agony of persons like Dedi who exclaims, “People who openly admitted to committing murder on camera are allowed to roam scot free while journalists whose job is to write are arrested!!!!!!!!”
This type of state terrorism could happen only in Gujarat!
This trend of targetting innocent journalist exposes the insecurity of the preset day indian politician. He is always afraid of God. He is always fearing that something will happen and the tide will change against him. This fear makes him insecure. So he targets anyone who speaks loud; anyone who speaks truth.
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” If a journalist cannot write then who else will ? ”
We have seen Contempt of Court Cases filed against the Journalists for by the Honoroble Judges for having written about the private lives of the Judges as well as on Corruption matters .
So why try to act HOLier than Thou now ??
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@suri, what must the court do? Turn the land of lotus into land of Hitler?
This is the height of a ‘Lotus Fan’ :)
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here is a party which turns a blind eye to people who openly ask for the formation of hindu terrorists
here is a party which openly supports those who say they committed murder on camera in the 2002 gujarat riot case
and then congress is blamed for terrorism!
what an irony!
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The BJP should learn to accept constructive criticism whether it comes from the Opposition or the media. Groomed under a fascist ideology, there appears to be no room for tolerance in the BJP’s rank and file, much less in their leadership.
The BJP Government in Karnataka, which appears to be a softer version of Modi regime, is understood to be busy “buying” up the journalists in the State in a bid to contain the negative media coverage over the fertilizer shortage.
If their efforts fail, it should not be surprising if the BJP Government in Karnataka goes about hounding journalists just like Modi. After all, Yeddyurappa and his cabinet colleagues have repeatedly asserted that they want to adopt Gujarat model of governance in Karnataka.
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J Kabir, Prof. Nandy is not a journalist. He is a respectable pyschologist and sociologist who is well aware of the effects of his published words.
I equate his article with the insensitive reporting done by Star News and other media agencies which have not simply commented on this issue but also have this intention of fueling and sustaining the hatred and divisiveness.
I know, Prof. Nandy has to please his peers and be celebrated as a great thinker of our times.
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This supreme court order must have made the congies, commies, pinkos, the underwears and the langotis of this world extremely happy!!!
They tried their best to make NaMo lose the election. They were unsuccessful. So any bit of news or event which is seen as a setback to him is a joyous occassion for them.
This is somewhat similar to what had happened in US when George Bush won the election. The intelligentia had written him off with their armchair analysis of events. But when he won the election, they tried to divide America into segements. The progressive and forward thinking cities and the conservative & backward interiors of America.
They were wrong. The commies here are wrong. But how to digest the defeat? So analysis after analysis is puked by the disillusioned “thinkers”. Nandy is one of them. AFter this judgement, me thinks the Guhas and the Roys of the world will join them.
Fair enough. They have to justify the Thinking tag attached to them. And the best way to do is to denounce hindus enbloc!!!
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@Dedi,
If you know of anyone who has openly admitted that they murdered others and still are roaming free you can do two things.
1. Give the info to police and ask them to take action.
2. If you dont have time, you can give this info to people like Teesta Setalvads and Medha Patkars. They are like bounty hunters who are waiting to add one more hindu scalp to their list so that they can collect their fees from their funding masters.
What is your choice???
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@Dedi,
True, Shivsena asked for the formation of Hindu Terrorist squad. But why??
When the governements across the country are shielding terrorists lest they lose the votes of minorities, this was bound to happen. And look at how cunningly the media too downplays the incidents involving hindu losses.
For example, the Jaipur blast was covered probably for a couple of days. After that the primetime story was Arushi Murder case. As if the murder of one girl is more important than the plight of hundreds of families who lost their members.
People talk about hidden agenda of BJP and Sangh Parivar. They completely become blind to the open agenda of the media, commies and sickularists to undermine the hindu woes completely.
Therefore a statement from Shivsena for a Hindu Hit Squad.
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Chintaka
By rubbishing the supreme court order, it is just one more instance which shows that you care a twit for India and its various constitutional machinery.
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Dedi,
I am not rubbishing the supreme court order. I am rubbishing the people who are delirious with joy for getting a stick to beat Modi with.
There is a difference. Or are you saying that these people have to be as much respected as Supreme Court and its judges????
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so, you agree with the supreme court order? then it’s fine. i respect your views too.
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Agreeing to the order and abiding by the order are two different things.
In this case, the Gujarat government may not agree with the order. But it has to abide by the order.
The moot point here is not what the court ordered. It is the reaction of a section of people to the order.
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@mullah T Azeez Luthfullah:
Fellow travellers of your relgion of peace regularly attack innocent people,let alone journalist, when they dare to publish the PICTURE of your prophet(maybe he was too ugly).What do you have to say on that? ‘BPOs are tools of american imperialism’ is the opinion of this mullah.
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@ chintaka
What is important? Rule of law or Jungle raj?
let the law take its own course. Let the law hang the killers. Let the law hang the mass murderers. Let the law hang the child killers. Let the law hang the rapists. Let the law hang the merchants of death.
But the basic question is who is there to implement the law?
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article says: Justice G.S. Singhvi: “People coming from the land of Mahatma Gandhiji have become so intolerant that they can’t even tolerate an article.”
What an unfortunate statement? What is tolerance to some might be intolerant to others. Just who the hell is Justice Singhvi to take a moral ground and define “intolerance” begs to be answered.
If people perceive intolerance, they go to court to get it resolved. If the court itself derides the person who has felt insulted as being intolerant, then what other avenues can a person take? Shame.
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TAL says: But the basic question is who is there to implement the law?
The people had to choose between two govts and they chose the one they felt correct about it. If the majority of the people feel fine, then pray tell me Sir, who the hell are you to decide on the moral character of the state law enforcement agency?
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What is the definition of “journalist” these days? People who were fooled by some bloggers in Goa – are they journalists? Or just because he writes some column once in a blue moon Ashish Nandy is a journalist?
Ashish Nandy was never known as a journalist – so stop portraying this as issue of “free press” and all that. At worse one can concede Ashish Nandy as an “Asthana Pandita” – one has to give it to likes of Nandy who given an impression of anti-establishment but have lived their life off tax payers by accepting goodies from the govt in the form of appointments to some committee or foreign trips etc.
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@Bhup
My dear brother Bhup! (what a name..!)
My name is T. Azeez Luthfullah. Azeez means loving, affectionate. And Iam loving and affectionate to everybody. Even to those who call me names..!
Luthfullah means love of God; mercy of God. And I love everybody. I don’t cultivate, propagate hatred against anyone.
We Muslims name our children with good, meaningful names. We are peace loving. We don’t hate anybody.
Now. May I ask you dear brother, What is the meaning of Bhup?
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So Gujarati went to court because a self-styled ‘political psychologist’ (WTF is that) slandered Gujaratis. Court threw his case out. Big deal. He made his point and many, many Gujaratis and Indians now know what kind of hypocrites these ‘political psuchologists’ and their ilk are. That is waht matters. Did anyone think the man who files the case expected Nandy to be sent to jail? He made his point; good for him!
In many corners of India (hint-hintand the world, ‘peaceful people’ do not go to court for this kind of slandering; they simply make fine examples of opposing voices by slicing their throats.
Gujaratis are very patient people but despite being a border state to a most evil ‘nation’, have managed to keep their culture and border intact. They have been subjected to undeserved slandering while a massive butchery goes on unchecked elsewhere within the nation and nations border.
Dear p-sec friends, remember John Dryden “Beware the fury of a pateint man”.
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T Azeez,
“We Muslims name our children with good, meaningful names. We are peace loving.”
Good for you. But you should also give this message to your brothers who indulge in random terrorist acts on Indian soil.
Hope you hate such terrorists as much as others do.
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why should t azeez lufthulla do anything? how do we know that he is not already preaching against violence to his co-religionists. the percentage of the muslim community that is participating and or abetting terrorist acts is miniscule. outside of kashmir, a few thousand out of hundred millions in this country. harassing people to constantly prove their patriotism is counterproductive to any reconciliation process.
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“harassing people to constantly prove their patriotism is counterproductive to any reconciliation process.”
And so is going around constantly saying “We Muslims …” this and that. Even he does this as a reaction to religious-nutcase comments.
It is likely T Azeez is a more patriotic person than I am.
But his sanctimonious statements and ‘we muslims’ spiel doesnt make him very different from the cheddi fanatics who are baiting him.
And as for “how do we know that he is not already preaching against violence to his co-religionists. “, I would like to hear from him on that.
Reconciliation is a two way process…
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And BTW, I agree 100% with Azeez’s original statement.
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So you agree with this statement?
==>[This type of state terrorism could happen only in Gujarat!]<==
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In the overall context of what he wrote – yes.
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So, if I want to go to court of law because I feel wronged by some one, it would be terrorism. A police complaint is now ‘terrorism’.
Please tell me what do you think you I should do if a tabloid declares I committed a crime when I did not. Going to court is out of question, I guess. Let me know how I should go about it.
Right way does not involve using box-cutters, does it?
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shyodha,
Are you asking me that (rhetorical) question? If so, I have no clue. And I didnt even understand what you are trying to say. Is it some kind of conundrum?
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Churumuri is not covering the jihadi daddagiri against hindus in kashmir.Great job KP,your bosses are impressed by your anti-bjp,anti-hindu,anti-modi focus 24/7
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It is the pseudosecular english media who are intolerant and guilty of harrassment.THEY only allow anti-hindu writers.They target Modi/hindus 24/7 and are the biggests harrassers themselves.
Mullah azeez completely avoided freedom of danish cartoonist question raised by commenter.Typical fork tongued mullah.Heads muslims win,tails hindus lose.This is the rule followed by psecularist in english media like Nandy and their mullah buddies like Gaby and Azeez.
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Chintaka
Evasive aren’t you? Do you agree with the supreme court order or not?
Supreme court has said that govts. pick ‘soft’ targets. Isn’t it true? The real biggies get away…..can you deny this?
And if some people hail the supreme court order, you scowl.
Why grudge people their right to applaud the order?
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To be frank, journalists equated with reporters, don’t “right”. Sub-editors do. Doing a thankless job behind the scene and never in public gaze.
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Deidi
why did you and media like Nandy and TOi applaud when teesta and javed akhtar filed a caseagainst Modi for his rebuttal of Sonia’s maut ke saudagar statement .
Even EC played along till they realized that Sonia was the original provocateur.Why these double standards?Why was Salman rushdie banned and why was Tasleema considered a threat to peace in Bengal by these same pseodosor rather hypocrites.
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mullah Luthfullah,
Do not worry abt the meaning of my name(it’s not peaceloving,btw) and don’t be so pompous “We Muslims name our children with good, meaningful names. We are peace loving” line.Giving a name ending with ‘llah’ does not make a child peace loving.The whole world knows how peace loving you people are.Your peaceful nature is exposed whenever a cartoon is published,a teddy bear is named,something happends in chechnya,Hindu pilgrims are allocated a small piece of land for temporary shelters while Haj centres come up with Govt money,lond speakers are not allowed on Friday prayers etc.So give me another one.
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Ray
you are wrong
I did not applaud teesta for filing a case against Modi
by the way do u know even Andhra administration has filed two cases against local journalists..that is just as bad.
tasleema has been sent out of the country..and so has MF Hussain for painting pictures hurting Hindus.
so no hypocrisy.
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@rar “how do we know that he is not already preaching against violence to his co-religionists”
Have a look at the mullah’s blog.There is nothing against the muslim terrorists.It’s full of usual muslim cribbing about the police action against ‘innocent’ muslims.Even Israel and America are under mullah’s suspicion for the blasts in India but not Pakistan.
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Dude with the funny, desertland sounding name, read this book.
Understanding Muhammad by Ali Sina
“Why are some Muslims intolerant, violent and supremacist? Why do they bully? What spurs them to riot and murder over the silliest things? To understand Muslims, one must understand their prophet. This psychobiography seeks to unveil the mystery of the prophet of Islam. Historians tell us Muhammad used to withdraw to a cave, spending days wrapped in his thoughts. He heard bells ringing and had ghostly visions. He thought he was demon possessed, until his wife reassured him he had become a prophet. Convinced of his status, he was intolerant of those who rejected him, assassinated those who criticized him, raided, looted, and massacred entire populations. He reduced thousands to slavery, raped, and allowed his men to rape female captives. All of this, he did with a clear conscience and a sense of entitlement. He was magnanimous toward those who admired him, but vengeful toward those who did not. He believed he was the most perfect human creation and the universe’s raison d’être. Muhammad was no ordinary man. This book ventures beyond the stories. Focusing on the “why” rather than the “what,” it unravels the mystique of one of the most enigmatic and influential men in history. Islam is Muhammadanism. Muslims worship and emulate Muhammad. Only by understanding him can one know what makes them tick. Understanding Muhammad begins with a brief history of his life. Muhammad had a loveless childhood. He then passed to the care of relatives who took pity on him and spoiled him. As the result he developed narcissistic personality disorder, a trait that made him a megalomaniac bereft of conscience. Muhammad believed in his own cause. Even when he lied, he felt entitled and justified to do so. Thanks to another mental illness, namely temporal lobe epilepsy, the prophet of Islam had vivid hallucinations he interpreted as mystical and divine intimations. He also suffered from obsessive compulsive disorder, causing his fixations on numbers, rituals and stringent rules. In the addition, he suffered from acromegaly, a disease caused by excessive production of a growth hormone resulting in large bones and odd facial features. The combination of his psychological disorders and his unusual physiognomy made him a phenomenon that set him apart from ordinary people. His uneducated followers interpreted his differences as signs of his prophethood. Like devotees of all cults, they rose to champion his cause with dedication. By defying death and butchering others they made Islam the world’s second largest religion, now the biggest threat to world peace. The author argues that Islam is incompatible with democracy and human rights, and the only way to avert the clash between barbarity and civilization, and a world disaster, is to expose its fallacy and demystify it. “Muslims must be weaned from Islam for humanity to live in peace,” says Ali Sina. “
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Deidi says
“tasleema has been sent out of the country..and so has MF Hussain for painting pictures hurting Hindus.
so no hypocrisy”
MFhusain was not attacked or housearrested or banished from WB like tasleema.Filing a case under the law is every citizens right.The way you are distorting facts shows how hypocritical you are.
Anyway I am not really concerned about one ignorant hypocritical person
to get personal here.My concern is the well orchestrated campaign aginst Hindus by the english media.Heads Hindus lose, tails Muslims win.
Teesta and Javed and TOI ,ndtv, rediff, ibn, outlook,hindu etc etc etc are all being paid in cash or kind to have double standards. Note padmasris by congress to Rajdeep, Barkha, Nero quote Khare, Teesta etc. Teesta is also on some UPA commitee. There ia an anti HIndu conspiracy funded by mideast and christains.
Democratic elected Modi is denied visa. Musharaff is welcome. Godhra train hindus forgotten. Post Godhra screamed about for 7 yrs running, Babri 15 yrs, Godse 60 yrs just to bash only hindu protector party ie BJP.It is HIndus who are a minority compaired to world wide rich Ummah and christains.
Muslims do not file cases in a legal manner.They just come out of Mosques on Fridays after fiery sermons and get violent.Let MFH paint islamic icons and let Nandy call Kashmiri muslims communal and Bengalis communal for voting imn communal pro illegal bangladeshi and anti Taslema WB govt.
Tasleema spoke up for Hindus in BD.They never have.They are hypocrites
not intellectuals with a non competitive liberal arts social sc major.These majors are loser majors.
lutfullah or whatever is a a great name from Arabia.This islamists never
respond and are selective when it suits them.No response from Azeez to cartoons qs.Same with Deidi.Point was Toi/Nandy is part of Teesta brigade.No response to Rushdie book banned by psecularist congress that TEESTA nandy bhatt,toi english media psecular gang etc support
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If returning Modi just for a second term can provoke such a violent and intolerant outburst (“bloodthirsty Gujarati middle class”), in the guise of a psychoanalysis, what would the analysis be for the Bengali electorate for having voted the communists to power for more than three decades?
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@ Azeez
May I know the meaning of Osama Bin Laden, Idi Ameen?
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Ray
You are WRONG.
MF Hussain was hounded out by fundamentalist HIndus. The central govt. did nothing to stop it. Congress is no different from BJP in nurturing fundamentalists.
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