Arnab’s arrest is wrong only because it seems to stem from a place of vendetta instead of an extensive police investigation into the suicide case. But vendetta is something Arnab should be familiar with. He has unleashed it on several ordinary citizens for a while now...
Arnab wanted the arrest of Rhea Chakravarty and ran a campaign demanding it based on no evidence. Just whim or politics or hate- take your pick. He has demanded protestors be arrested, called media critical of the govt as being funded by anti national forces...
Arnab has endangered the lives of students , activists, minorities and even journalists by launching a vindictive diatribe against them sitting in his studio. He is no journalist. He is a citizen of this country with extraordinary rights. He is a VVIP.
However, unlike how Arnab would have behaved had it been a journalist who would have been arrested, I would want that he be treated as fairly as citizens of this country should be. He should be allowed to put forward his position. Even those peddling hate have rights.
Finally, I find it amusing when people say if we are quiet we will be next. This is exactly what we had been saying for the past few years when Arnab was busy egging on the govt to crack down on critics. We have already been there before Arnab. Ask @PJkanojia and Siddique Kappan.
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