The Hindu : Undemocratic move

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Tuesday, Nov 11, 2003

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Opinion - Letters to the Editor

Undemocratic move

Sir, — The struggle between the pen and sceptre is an old one. But the blatant use of power, with a desire for vengeance, to suppress the voices of opposition is disturbing. The attack on The Hindu should be perceived as an attack on the whole Press. It is undemocratic and inexplicable and needs to be condemned in the strongest possible terms.

Ashok Kumar,

Bhopal

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Sir, — When the issue involving a legislature, one arm, is lying before the decisive other arm, judiciary, is it right for the press to take to the streets, fast and resort to other gimmicks? A lot of space is devoted to this issue, to the exclusion of many others.

D. Natesan,

Guduvancherry

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Sir, — Without doubt, the Tamil Nadu Government will pay for the unpardonable deed that has sowed the seed of fear about the violation of fundamental rights of every citizen of India.

P. Lakshmi Madhavi,

Hyderabad

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Sir, — Your editorial, "Rising intolerance" (April 25) seems more relevant now. Leaders may come and go but your paper will remain way above others. I have not a shadow of doubt that you will emerge victorious.

Harsha N. Shettigar,

Mangalore

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Sir, — For the injustice that has been meted out by the Tamil Nadu Assembly's order and the freedom of Press that has been contravened, The Hindu should take recourse to the numerous means of redress that are available, instead of applying pressure tactics in terms of excessive and vindictive coverage of the events. Being a national newspaper, it should provide just and appropriate weightage to the events.

There have been numerous instances when freedom of expression was restricted under the guise of protecting the privileges enjoyed by courts and legislatures. The Hindu should show consistency in its coverage of those events and the present case of conflict between the two pillars of our democracy, namely the Press and the legislature.

Anyesh Roy,

New Delhi

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Sir, — That the Tamil Nadu police were in Karnataka doing something which is not in their jurisdiction is unbelievable. How could the police, as an institution, go to another State and behave in this fashion?

D. Sukumar,

Bangkok

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Sir, — The Hindu, true to its reputation, has been doing its duty of providing news, facts and analysis to millions of its readers across the globe. Keep up the good work and let me tell you that no force can and should prevent you from doing so.

Prasad,

Bangalore

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Sir, — In its 125 years of existence, I do not think The Hindu would have faced a hurdle such as this. I am sure something good is going to turn out of this entire episode. Truth wins and we are with you.

Sekhar Ganpathy,

Sydney

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