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Post by Guest Sun Mar 06, 2016 8:15 am

The rising tide of illiberalism is frightening. Look at what is happening around us: ban the book (Wendy Doniger), ban the documentary (India's Daughter), ban beef (in Maharashtra).

Attack the writer (Puliyur Murugesan), lynch the rape accused (in Nagaland), kill the rationalist (Govind Pansare). Return to your forefather's religion (ghar wapsi), vandalise the church (in Delhi).

The common thread that runs through most of these eruptions is a reactionary ideology, Hindutva. I fear that illiberalism and intolerance are on the rise because the zealots believe that the State is on their side and they can silence the voice of the liberal or the dissenter. They also believe that if they gather sufficient numbers, they will be the "State" and their word will be the "law".

http://www.dailyo.in/politics/p-chidambaram-intolerance-liberalism-hindutva-indias-daughter-ghar-wapsi-wendy-doniger-beef-ban/story/1/9391.html

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