Never short of opinions

BY ac| IN Media Watch Briefs | 18/12/2014

On December 16, when all media was focused on the Taliban attack in Peshawar, Press Council chief Markandey Katju decided to contribute his tupenny worth on Facebook: “In my opinion such incidents are a direct and inevitable consequence of creating a theological state in a subcontinent of such diversity. We shall witness more such incidents in the future, often of a greater intensity and bloodshed.” When reprimanded, he defended himself more vociferously: “Those persons who believe that Pakistan is a real country, not a fake, artificial one, need not come on my Facebook page at all, otherwise they will immediately be blocked.”

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