Tuesday, December 20, 2011

News at Eleven: "The bashing of politicians by litterateurs

has crossed the limit. We should curtail them. They recite poems and hold discussions making derogatory comments against legislators and ministers. You should see what happened during the recent Sahitya Sammelan at Gangavati. They spoke despairingly about politicians. All of us, cutting across party lines, should think about this and decide what should be done," [Karnataka's Kannada and Culture Minister Govind] Karjol said.

from India Today: Poets shouldn't be allowed to criticise politicians, says Karnataka minister

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