Chevalier Dr. Kamal Haasanin Mayyam - Part 9

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hatred for Cho ?!

I admire his articulate ability and his non-partisan approach in criticizing politicians in an objective manner - but that doesn't mean I accept/agree with some of his claims such as how the Ramar paalam (bridge) is Holy, etc etc, and his weird assertions of how Hinduism (or Sanathana dharma) was practiced elsewhere by the Incas and the aborigines of Australia etc - Cho is definitely not an expert in archaeology and I do some stuff with the same working as a docent at a local museum - the Incas for example (as did the Aztecs) worshipped the Sun god, which was a practice in most pagan cultures - so Cho in recent years tends to say things which are beyond his expertise (not different from how many people I know of suggest to me that genetic engineering / organ transplant was well-known in ancient India - laughable conjectures)

anyway those are a different matter/topic - but I do recall reading his opinion on VR here : "There are three angles here. One, the right of the artiste. Two, the right of the follower of a religion not to have his religious feelings hurt by anyone’s word or deed. Three, the duty of the state to maintain law and order. Usually, these three factors do not clash but they may." (http://archives.deccanchronicle.com/...ry-thin’)

I have problems with the second point - why should religious feelings NOT be offended ?? literature, music, art can be criticized, but not religion ? why religion has a special status ? why someone like Cho is pandering to this lame thought ? thats all am asking.

We've been through this before ... No one has an automatic right be it Kamal or Kaliagnar to insult/offend an other person's belief. While personally its fine for yourself or your buddies to believe through archeology and science that there's no evidence of Ramar Palam, it does not procure an automatic status to offend someone else. This is not certainly not the same as criticizing abhorrent methods violating human rights.

To summarize -

Is it ok to insult Mohammad or Jesus Christ or Lord Ram in a cartoon or other methods thereby offending millions ? Hell no! Doesnt matter if you're as big as Steven Hawkins.
Is it ok to criticize Sati, Untouchability, violation of women's rights or human rights etc. by religions ? Absolutely !