India’s most basic freedom, the freedom to think, is under relentless attack. Over the last few months several rationalists have been killed and threatened. <br />Dhabolkar, Pansare and Kalburgi have paid the price of daring to question. <br /><br />The Maharashtra govt initially slow to probe have after a massive public outrage made a few arrests in connection with Pansare's murder. Those detained are said to <br /><br />belong to a right wing Hindu fringe party but in a shocking twist the Sena which shares power with the BJP govt in the state has virtually laughed off the probe.<br /><br />In an editorial published in the party mouth piece the Sena has in fact poked holes in the claims that a Hindu fringe group or any of its activists could be guilty.<br /><br />Ironically the editorial has appeared on a day when a top editor and intellectual has alleged that he was the next target of right wing intolerance.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
