India: While some unhesitatingly speak out against injustice, others prefer to look the other way

From: The Hindu
chennai, September 27, 2013

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The inconvenient truth

ZIYA US SALAM

While some unhesitatingly speak out against injustice, others prefer to look the other way

A seasoned Bollywood hero known for working in cinema rich in its socio-political texture was asked if he experienced any pangs of conscience supporting Narendra Modi, often criticised for the killing of thousands of Muslims in Gujarat in 2002. Replying in the negative, he argued he was not a politician and was in Gujarat only as a businessman – he had set up a solar power plant. What Modi did in 2002 was not his business; the solar power plant was his business.
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