Undermining media freedom

TN govt using state control of cable to silence opposition

The Tamil Nadu government has not shown itself in the past to be a stalwart defender of the right to free expression. Even in a country in which law and administrative precedent is are not particularly friendly to dissenting speech, the state government’s actions in the past have been particularly harsh. Now, however, the state administration’s attempts to stifle free speech have taken a new and even more dangerous turn. The proximate cause for this new controversy was a ruckus during the recording of a discussion show on the news channel Puthiya Thalaimurai on recent protests in the state such