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Why this anger over Naseeruddin Shah’s ‘mann ki baat’?

RSS supporters have branded the veteran actor as a traitor for pouring his heart out on a string of hate crimes carried out with impunity

The health of democratic society can be gauged by the feeling of security experienced by the minorities. Similarly, freedom of expression is a measure of democracy in society. We see that India has been slipping on both counts. There have been observations that religious minorities are being relegated to second-class citizenship. Muslims and Christians have been feeling more insecure in the past few years. It’s not that things were perfect for them earlier. “Security of religious minorities” and “freedom of expression” have been constantly undermined for decades, and this situation has reached its nadir since the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-powered, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance came to power. As such, security of minorities and freedom of expression run parallel to each other.

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Ram Puniyani

Ram Puniyani is a former professor of IIT Bombay and a winner of 2007 National Communal Award.