As a citizen of secular India I know how to respect all the religions ... secularism does not teach anybody to degrade 1 religion be it his/her own religion or other religion ... so those defending Taslima Nasreen on the basis of secularism should go back to the definition of secularism first ! Those defending Taslima becos of "freedom of expression" ... they should go back to the fundamental ... an artist has some liberty but cannot hurt anybody's sentiment ... if by expressing his/her own views in public a whole community is hurt, then Indian constituition does not offer the freedom to exprees such ideas ! Taslima Nasreen is an unwanted guest in India ! However I do not support the violence that is rocking the cities including Kolkata ... anybody who is indulging in violence should be punished severely so that it becomes an example for the future rioteers !!! I think shoot to kill license should be given to police when anybody is caught instigating violence or committing violence like this !!! Shamik Ghosh
RE:Secular India
by Harsha K on Nov 23, 2007 03:03 PM Permalink
Shamik,
Another thought. People condemning Child Marriage, Widow Burning, Inter caste marriage, caste system (this is a big one), are all hurting the religious sentiments, as these were part of Hindu religion.
Should they all be punished and pushed out of country?
RE:Secular India
by shourideb bhattacharyya on Nov 23, 2007 02:11 PM Permalink
Pseudo seculars like u are BLIND; i cant believe u are still trying to defend islamic fundamentalists talibanising india; pseudo secular brainwashed people like u are responsible for this situation
