Tension prevailed in parts of Mangalore on Wednesday, while the situation was relatively calm in Shimoga town, which witnessed violent protests over an article purportedly written by Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen.
Communal violence rocked Shimoga which is Karnataka chief minister B S Yedyurappa's constituency after a newspaper published an article authored by Tasleema Nasreen regarding the purdah system.
Just because one can (so far) criticise the policies of the government, or expose a corruption scandal, or question bureaucrats, does not mean we have freedom of speech, says Sherna Gandhy.
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