We can forgive BJP because it never pretends to be secular. However - the party founded by a rationalist Nehru has become and apologist for fundamentalists. The leftists seem to look more like mullah loving Samjwadi party members. Taslima stands for freedom of speech and right to live with dignity. When we protect her - we protect the rights of our children and their children in future. We give up on her and the fundamentalists will ask us to give up more of our freedoms - and in many ways they already are.