In a democracy, the right to vote is sacred. Yet in India, a prominent editor has been stripped of that right, and journalists across the country are crying foul, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of turning a blind eye. The editor in question has not been named, but sources suggest it is a well-known figure who has been critical of the government.
The denial of voting rights, they argue, is part of a broader pattern of intimidation against a free press. On the streets of Delhi, the mood is sombre. ‘If they can silence an editor, what hope for the rest of us?
’ asks a young journalist, sipping chai at a roadside stall. The cultural shift is palpable: the media, once the watchdog of democracy, now feels like a cornered animal. The human cost is a chilling silence in newsrooms, where self-censorship has become the new normal.
This is not just about one man’s vote; it is about the erosion of a foundational institution.
