The silence of Muzaffarnagar

December 31, 2013 11:37

"Few today would talk of Muzaffarnagar -- the well of silence surrounding it is not just the silence of Hindu majoritarianism gloating in anticipation of the rise of Narendra Modi. It is not merely the silencing of the media owned by corporate interests. Indifference is no one's particular patent. Corporate dons, journalists, citizens, all claim a stake in it. The silence of Muzaffarnagar is the most disturbing event of the year," writes Shiv Visvanathan for the Asian Age. Read

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