…or The Great Joke that is Indian Media – Part XI
Excerpt from  an OpEd in the Indian Express (emphasis mine)*:
This (Dalits entering a temple) could have made news 60 years ago. And even then, it would have been shocking. For the fact of Dalits entering a temple to make headlines in the 21st century only goes to show that untouchability is far from a bygone evil.
The injustice is so stark, the story makes easy telling.

When a group of Dalits had previously tried to enter the Ekambareshwarar temple in Tamil …

Home Minister P Chidambaram:
“I’ve been warning Pakistan every time…I’m warning Pakistan for the last time.
If Pakistan attempts to send terrorists into India again, India will not only foil those attempts but also give them a crushing response”
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Reminded me of someone else doing some tough talking.
Also see:
Quote of the week – Living in Hope
Waiting for a “fitting reply”*
Past quotes are here.