The gunning down of journalist Gauri Lankesh is yet another bullet in the heart of those who value free thought in India. Gauri’s murderers remain unknown, some pointing to a Naxal link, others like her own lawyer alleging that ‘Hindu terror units’ took her life.
When it comes to allegations about ‘saffron terror’, not since Nathuram Godse has a Hindutva-inspired assassin openly taken authorship of his act of murder. While Islamist or Maoist extremists generally claim responsibility for their killings, ‘saffron terror’ has been suspected in several cases like recently in the murders of rationalists Dabholkar, Kalburgi and Pansare, arrests have been made but there haven’t been any convictions.
We don’t know who killed Gauri, but we do know who is celebrating. Read More
