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Visit http://www.garcabranca.com for details/booking/confirmation. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- --- sandeep heble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Though “Freedom of expression” is enshrined in the > Constitution of India as a fundamental right, time > and again, this right has been placed under siege, > giving its way to demands from right groups. Under > pressure from such groups and often to suit its own > political interests, the Government too has acted > as a collaborator in this assault on freedom of > expression. > Mario observes: > Sandeep, I agree that a work of fiction like The DaVinci Code should not be censored or banned by any arm of any government that believes in free expression. > Correspondingly, other private citizens should also have the same absolute freedom to express their opposing opinions of a piece of work that they may find to be contentious and insulting, as long as they do so in a peaceful manner. > I have never understood why it is OK for someone like Dan Brown and Sony to bruise the sensibilities of millions around the world, but somehow not OK for others to bruise their financial windfall by protesting their fictional calumny, as long as this is done peaceably. > I hope everyone remembers your passionate plea for "freedom of expression" the next time Salman Rushdie or one of his secular colleagues pokes fun at Islam or Mohammad or the Hindu pantheon, or some cartoonist decides to express his freedoms at the expense of some religion or religious figure. > BTW, I wonder whether you cautioned the Muslims in the free world late last year to respect the "freedom of expression" of the hapless Danish cartoonist who had lampooned the Prophet Mohammad. > There was no point in cautioning the Muslims in the Muslim dictatorships where there is no such thing as freedom of expression. > _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list (Goanet@goanet.org)