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| National vs anti-national narrative was dumbing us down, says Barkha Dutt (video below) |
March 8, 2016, NewsCrunch
The Telegraph National Debate, made famous by Anupam Kher’s viral video, had other interesting speeches.
Journalist Barkha Dutt’s response to Anupam Kher has also generated lot of views on social media, clearly indicating how divided Indians are on the tolerance debate.
Anupam Kher had dismissed intolerance as rhetoric being marketed by those not able to stomach Modi’s rise.
Barkha Dutt spoke about the intolerance - Dadri lynching and Kanhaiya Kumar’s arrest though there was not an iota of proof against him.
Saying national vs anti-national narrative was dumbing us down, she pointed out that not everyone, who opposed the nationalists was a communist. Barkha Dutt described herself as a free marketer.
Quoting Karl Popper Barkha Dutt said tolerance had limits and said it should not be extended to intolerant people.