Another of those questions that needed to be asked. So let’s hear it from Dr Bhaskar Das in the June 15 edition of Das ka Dum. Read on…
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Q. There is a needless diplomatic tangle that India has got into it after the utterances of a politician on a TV channel. But by inviting rabid folks on air, wasn’t this bound to happen?
A. Your probabilistic cause and effect correlationship seems to be coincidental. The utterances could have happened even in any other media. The freedom to comment in a democratic country can’t be controlled unless it’s post-event evaluation of sedition or anti-national. In the age of instant media, premeditation about the possible consequences of one’s comment may not be a god-gifted strength for all.