Dear Kapil(ji)
Guess the baton has now been passed to you by Mr. Digvijay. Welcome.!
At first place I Don’t know what made you ask leading internet companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft and Yahoo! to screen derogatory, defamatory and inflammatory content about political leaders and religion.
You say you have to take care of the sensibilities of our people, and so you have to protect their sensibilities. My left foot.!
Secondly, you may certainly evolve guidelines to ensure that such blasphemous material is not part of content on any platform. But for how many websites. By trying to do so, your evoking people to try out something new abt it. Regulating content on the Internet is legally, practically and technologically impossible. Listen Kapil dude, you cant stop from getting ur website hacked, how can you think of bringing a censorship on internet??
I don't think you even understand the so called Internet. Of course, this happens when you make a lawyer, a Telecom Minister. Like hiring Mayawati for an item song.!
I can’t imagine you in Dept of Telecom being tasked with approving content on internet, of deciding appropriate n inappropriate and tat too for blessings of ur madam a.k.a Sonia ‘ji’. Phew no.
Thirdly, the government has no right to demand respect for a particular religion, politician or higher authority. If you are in politics, you are bound to be talked about and made fun of. Tingilikaa zingali.! It’s funny when you say the Lokpal cannot monitor the lower bureaucracy because of its size, but you think you can monitor each and every Facebook user. Ridiculous.!
Your statement exposes the government's fear. It knows social media can reach out to millions, especially after the Arab revolutions in West Asia and the backlash in the country following Anna Hazare's arrest in August.
As for me, everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference, and impart information and ideas through any media regardless of frontiers.
What next Mr.Sibal? There’s one lesson that you would do well to learn: it’s folly to spit into a head wind. You only end up spitting on yourself Mr.Sibal. Yup, we do know that the govt is trying out all ways to divert our attention from the main issues facing the country:Corruption,Black Money,Policy Paralysis,Economic Slowdown,Inflation. Great job buddy, carry on.
P.S.- Please don’t delete this article Mr Sibal, on the ground that this is a finance blog. At times, for the sake of readers i gotta come out with articles like this.
With Respect (dont know if i should give this now)
LKR
Jack_economics@yahoo.co.in
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