Sandeep Heble wrote: The comments against Dr Santosh Helekar are extremely unfair and disappointing. I can understand their pain and anguish but Selma and Marshall must stop behaving in such a childish and whimsical manner. Just because they are wailing and lamenting more, they should not presume to believe that others lack the sympathy and the empathy that they have for the unfortunate victims and their families. Comment: Sorry Sandeep you have got the plot all horribly wrong. I am not a professional mourner. Nor do I have any axe to grind with Santosh. I respect his views. And that is precisely why I felt hurt and let down with his response to the Orissa carnage. He has tried to belittle and play down the violence in Orissa against the Christian community which has been by far the worst in India in living memory without condemning the violence. I quote him 'Amidst the barrage of posts about people dying and churches burning, it is hard to tell the grain from the chaff. To make matters worse, true to form,sectarian impulses overpower any semblance of objectivity in the press or in internet forums. In all the propaganda and counter-propaganda efforts being undertaken on behalf of various interests, it is hard to find a rational assessment of any instance of religious strife.' He terms independent news reports from the mainstream media and eyewitness accounts as propaganda. Isn't this like rubbing salt into open wounds? If you were at the receiving end of such violence, what would you feel?
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