The RSS and Gandhi: A Necessary Backstory
In a remarkable coincidence, irrefutable evidence of ‘the RSS connection’ with Gandhi’s assassination surfaced in recent years – just as it was about to claim the Gandhian heritage.
RSS and Gandhi: Sangh Parivar’s Belated Attempts to Appropriate National Heroes in Quest for Legitimacy
The Hindu right wing has been trying to appropriate the legacy of Gandhi, Ambedkar and Subhas Chandra Bose in a bid to acquire legitimacy. All of them despised the Sangh Parivar.
The Supreme Court Sets at Naught the Solemn Guarantee of the Writ of Habeas Corpus
In the case of the journalist Siddique Kappan, the Supreme Court abnegates its own responsibility by treating the writ jurisdiction of the High Courts as an acceptable alternative in disposing of habeas corpus petitions.
UAPA: India’s Anti-India Act
Humble though its beginnings were, the UAPA has now grown into a poisonous tree and is clearly modelled on the United States’ McCarthyite Un-American Activities Act.