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INTOLERANCE OF 'TOLERANTS'

Editorial, The Pioneer, dailypioneer.com
Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Pseudo-secularists talk of free speech, but look what
they did on Indu Sarkar

The recent controversy surrounding the release of Madhur
Bhandarkar's film, Indu Sarkar, has re-ignited the debate
over freedom of expression. Surely, Bhandarkar is not the
first film-maker to be the target of individuals nor will
he be the last. Noted film-makers Sanjay Leela Bhansali
and Prakash Jha too had been subjected to the public's
ire for their films. But what is certain is that most of
these controversies have had to do with politics. The
fight is strictly between the liberals and the
conservatives who have but made a mockery of the freedom
of expression. What complicates the problem is the
politicisation of the entire episode. And this is what
has happened with Bhandarkar, who has been hounded by
self-proclaimed custodians of freedom of expression. This
tribe of intolerant people, who belong to various groups,
including the Congress, believe that Bhandarkar's film,
Indu Sarkar, portrays former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi
and her son, Sanjay Gandhi, in bad light.They have
employed means to express their anger. . . .

Continues at:

http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnists/edit/intolerance-of-tolerants.html

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