Thread by @PulkitChandna

From Munawar Faruqui to Nupur Sharma, a dangerous, troubling pattern is beginning to emerge. It threatens our democracy and secular nature. #SupremeCourtOfIndia

A Supreme Court bench asking Nupur Sharma to apologise is problematic for multiple reasons. By so definitively condemning her at this preliminary stage, the bench has likely prejudiced the minds of those who will deal with her at lower rungs of the judiciary.

This is not the first time a judge dealing with incidental proceedings in a Section 295A case has jumped the gun and made conclusory remarks. The same happened in the case of Munawar Faruqui. #SupremeCourtOfIndia

The widely reported remarks are problematic for tending to privilege religious sentiments over free speech. It is never about a Nupur Sharma or Munawar Faruqui. Free speech is what animates our democracy — all democracies in fact. It must be preserved.

India is essentially a theocracy, albeit a religion-agnostic theocracy. Or if you will a tynranny of the believers.
#SupremeCourtOfIndia #nupursharma #munawarfaruqui #blasphemy #FreeSpeech #295a

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