Following the controversy of blogger Chyetanya Kunte apologising to NDTV for his blog post, Vijayendra writes an open letter to NDTV:
You won’t achieve anything by getting one blogger to withdraw what he typed in the heat of anger. Just like the government of India wouldn’t have achieved anything by blocking one TV news channel.
You are only one news channel, but there are thousands of bloggers. And whether you like it or not, we have a voice. Images on the TV stay on for as long as you let them. On the web, things never die.
What do you think? Speak up! and if you’ve blogged about it, drop us a link below.
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[...]In fact, that is what makes this case even more outrageous. To silence a person who is plainly excercising his fundamental right and offering views of what he felt during the time is unconstitutional[...]
I think it’s fair. If he has really made those statements without any facts or basis, then it is correct on the part of the channel to seek an apology.
After all you cant defame anybody in the name of “Freedom of expression”
I have noticed for long that those who shout for freedom the most to shout down others, are just not ready to grant that same freedom to others to shout them down. Sad that things have come to this pass.
I LOVED BARKHA DUTT.
She was my Superwoman, my hero.
Im just shattered that someone with her talent and grit could stoop to this whole “legal withdrawal” business.
I have blogged about it, and my post is directly for her, not NDTV. As fabulous as she is, it took one Prannoy Roy and one Rajdeep Sardesai to make up the Triumvirate of the NDTV Network. They are not involved as per my PERSONAL viewpoint.
This is my post. I would love it if she served me a legal notice as well. I’d be happy to respond.
All the same, this is just a shame for Barkha fans, me included.
http://cuntradiktion.blogspot.com/2009/02/barkha-dutt-this-is-for-you.html