Restoring democracy

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Sir — This refers to the editorial, “Justice to lankesh” (September 8). Other than Kannadigas, it is quite sure that most of the Indians have never heard of Gauri lankesh. Thus, after her murder it is surprising to see the comments of various communists linking the murder to the BJP/Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. She was a typical angry activist with little respect for the law, who usually would whip up unnecessary debate on Hindutva dominance or the atrocities on the Scheduled Castes but never could solve a problem. That said, one can disagree, as we all enjoy the freedom of speech. 
It is that freedom that is perhaps being exercised to justify the killing of the journalist. Such incidents reveals the workings of the minds who swear by not to accept a view counter to their own. For the sake of restoring faith in individual  views, solving this case is important.
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