Rage against the Censorship

Censorship feeds the dirty mind more than the four-letter word itself.
~Dick Cavett

I can't help but use that four-letter-word on our government who committed the heinous sin of banning a few websites. Most of them falling under the beloved 'blog' category - the new age information renderer. Aren't we living in the world's largest democracy? Gosh! The country's name joins the famed illustrious company of China, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia - countries which love gagging their own people's right to express.

I doubt whether the babus have enough literary sense to understand a blog or better use the Internet. Some of the websites which faced the axe are nowhere close to spreading propaganda; two of them are infact pro-Republican parties based in the US, who never comment much on India. One of them is not decipherable because it uses Chinese characters. Another, a right wing Hindu website might be considered the ideal choice for pro-censorship baiters but then do inflammatory statements justify bans? Did the same government convict a Modi or a UP Muslim politician who demanded a Muslim Pradesh? All the government needs are scapegoats to blame in an attempt to shield their own weaknesses.

As far as prohibitions go, people are cunning enough to find their way in a maze. This BBC article lists a few of the banned sites. To evade the ban, go to pkblogs.com and enter the banned URL.

I stand in solidarity with my fellow bloggers in condemning this reprehensible act. Jai Hind!