Her citizenship should be based on merits and not whether it offends Bangladesh which is training our insurgents, pushing Hindus on to us and creating all sorts of troubles on the borders. We should behave like west, a superpower in the making. It is our meek attitude that has always made our country a target of mischief mongers. If we hold the right of free speech as paramount, we should have no qualms about giving Taslima citizenship in this country as she is under threat in Bangladesh. Opinion of moderate muslims in this country is either absent or muted.