Tamil Nadu’s ban on political and non-educational activities in schools — triggered by Vijay’s birthday celebrations and visits by TVK functionaries — is a good reform. Schools are for education, sports, and innocent mischief. Politics can wait. It’s reassuring that the Vijay government responded positively to public criticism. That’s good for democracy.
Free Taslima Nasrin from the political expediency that kept her out of Bengal
Taslima Nasrin’s plan to return to Kolkata after 19 years hasn’t come a day too soon. For too long, West Bengal’s politics succumbed to street, lung, and veto power of Islamist groups. She is a writer, an atheist, and a powerful voice against religious fundamentalism. Free her from political expediency.