ganpaty@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (S.Ganapathy) (11/09/85)
Folks I just happened to look at an article in Oct.15 th issue of India Today on the report to the nation by PCLU( People's Civil Liberty Union) with a forward from Jusice Tarkunde. The article is worth reading. This report and the previous one by the same institution on the Delhi Massacares does not seem to be very unbiased. In view of these facts even reports by such "esteemed" groups tend to lose credibility. I sincerly feel that all those even remotely concerned with the issue should read the article. It is very difficult to form a balanced view from sources which are biased and politically motivated. To me it seems very easy to be misinformed and get paronoid about what is happening at a place so far away. By and large I have told by people by Arun Shourie of Indian Express that the press is free and of course one could expect tons of hassels from the govt. if govt. does'nt like the bidding of the press. But in no way is the press muffled of controlled as suggested by some of the articles on net. Even in US the press is very much influenced by the govt. in power and their poicies. It will be worthwhile to note that some judges in the case of the Russian Sailor Medvid refused to interfere in matters of foreign policy. It is extremely essential that we decide or have some way to decide the credibility of a report before we pass judgements. I am wrting this note to clarify how I feel after my last message on the same topic. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***