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Q: May 3 is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day? Wait a minute, can I see you smile at the question. So, do you believe, that there is nothing like a free press in India?
A: You are asking the question and answered it too. Whether you are correct or not is a matter of subjective domain. So, my subjective opinion can’t represent a universal truth. Even if one goes by the Press Freedom Index, as published recently, India ranks 159. Does it leave anything to be explained? But Indian media-owners might not feel compelled in the same way as any western report is supposed to have hidden agendas. So one needs to be sceptical about the rankings. We are hene back to Square One. So best is to leave it to individuals to decide: what I feel as objective and catering to Freedom of the Press, I should go by that. I don’t need to shout from the rooftop.