Freedom

I think we need to remind ourselves of the fact that we got fucking freedom in 1947. The way things are going right now with the government and its Hindutva cronies eroding on our freedom and rights, I think we need to take stock on what we are losing. For many, 1947 seems to be significant only in the sense that we rid ourselves off the foreign rulers and are prepared to indulge in the fallacy of 'benevolent' dictator. The way the current setup is going on about its task can be summed up by this embedded tweet:

Abki baar, Modi sarkaar. pic.twitter.com/dU7btB6px3
— lindsay pereira (@lindsaypereira) March 12, 2015

One good news was the high court decision on the Priya Pillai issue. It chided the government on its ridiculous stand that she was committing an anti-national act. It also cited that 'Right to Dissent' is a fundamental feature for democracy to function. Instead of addressing the fundamental issue of rights, the BJP Spokedumbos were still harping on about foreign funding of NGOs including Greenpeace. I wonder why they don't have any problem with NRI fucktards funding Sanghi outfits.

High-court expunge No-Fly tag from #PriyaPillai's passport.Good to see judiciary upholding our constitutional rights unlike the gov...
— Tom Babu (@Tom_Babu) March 12, 2015

On a related note, another high court upheld the ban on 'India's Daughter' citing that matter is under subjudice and  judges are not extraterrestrials whom don't get influenced by media discussions on such subjects. Going by that logic, shouldn't they just ban all news channels from covering all kinds of issues. Unlike places like US, we don't have a jury system that can be susceptible to whimsy media discussions. It is a qualified judge who makes the decision with proper substantiation. I am aware of the fact that all sorts of subconscious things can influence such decisions. For eg: I read somewhere that sentences tend to be harder when they are declared close to lunch breaks.  But still it is not fair that we cannot have a media discussion on such subjects when Indian judicial process is such a slow one.

Puthiya Thalaimurai TV channel attacked http://t.co/RuAcOdRdwJ
— The Hindu (@the_hindu) March 12, 2015

Today's quota of atrocious acts by Hindutva fanatics were filled by the dudes from TN, where a TV channel's office was attacked using crude bombs. Prior to this, there were protests against the channel's plan to air a debate on the value of Thali (Mangalsutra). This follows the attacks on Perumal Murugan which led to him announcing retirement from his writing career. It also reminded me of attacks from all quarters faced by film actress Khusboo for airing her views on premarital sex. It is deplorable that these forces are able to flex their muscles even in places like Kerala and Tamil Nadu, where they don't have much influence politically.

Conclusion: We're well and truly fucked...