Tathagata Satpathy

In any democracy, the most disturbing threat to freedom is not always censorship. Sometimes it is the language used to discredit those who disagree with power. Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the solemn occasion of the 80th Independence Day celebration to warn the country about a new category of alleged internal enemies whom he called “dimagi Naxals” or intellectual Naxals. From the Red Fort, he urged citizens to “identify and isolate” those whom he accused…

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