doc - Look at the TOI comments for the news of this girl's arrest. Do you see a riot based on those comments? Cmon doc - this is not fair. My other question is why the cops did not apply the same law for Katju? Or Katju can comment because of his position while the girl can't?
Each and every political leader have their own set of emotional followers - So does that mean one can't comment about Mamta or Rahul or Mulayam or Mayawathi as well? I am curious on what your position is.
Anna you are not understanding the situation - Ok read the following and tell me what you would if you were the Police commissioner of Mumbai.
- The Sainiks think Bal Thackeray as their God. He says die, they die..he says kill, they kill.
- there were about 2.5 million Sainiks on the roads on that day and the police were literally walking on egg shells not knowing when the the grief of the sainiks would burst out as rage and rioting.
- The relationship between Muslims (a majority) and Shiv Sena especially in the context of 92,93 is very well known. Rumours are there that after Azad Maidan Shiv sena was ready to retaliate at the grass roots level, but was ordered down by Balasaheb after the police commissioner talked to him.
- this girl was a Muslim
- in this age of cell phones and what not, one small rumour that muslims were celebrating Balasaheb's death has the potential to spread like wildfire, thus putting the lives of thousands - again muslims - in danger.
- it would not have been a riot, it would have been a carnage.
Now tell me in this situation what would you do ? Tell me honestly from the perspective of a police commissioner in a city of India and not as an American who knows the first amendment by-heart. I cant argue with ABCDs who have not been in India.. but you should be knowing these things. Things roll differently here. Was not TN completely shut down and dozens killed in riots ensuing after Dr.MGR died ? Idealism is good, but a good dose of pragmatism is always better.
But the sad part is that now every one knows about the girl & her family, her pic was all over the news, do u think that there family can now remain the same as they were before this incident???
Our media is shitty man. Those idiots even release the pics of young girls who are raped without thinking about the girl's future. They are like vultures circling over a carrion. All they want is a breaking news and some TRP.