THE VICIOUS TROLLS GO AFTER CJI

Not one in a thousand or even ten thousand of this group would have read, “The Story of My Experiment With Truth”, his autobiography. In many ways it is unique. We also had to address the question, “Was Gandhi a saint among politicians or a politician amongst saints.” The answer is not easy. Even George Orwell, EM Forster, Nehru and Einstein have not come close to solving the riddle a long essay in the Modern Review in September 1925.

“It is extremely distasteful to me to have to differ from Mahatma Gandhi in regard to any matter of principle or method. Not that, from a higher standpoint, there is anything wrong in so doing; but my heart shrinks from it. For what could be a greater joy than to join hands in the field of work with one for whom one has such love and reverence? Nothing is more wonderful to me than Mahatmaji’s great moral personality. In him divine providence has given us a burning thunderbolt of Shakti. May this Shakti give power to India — not overwhelm her — that is my prayer. The difference in our

If digital media’s messaging platforms have to be categorised they can befittingly be called a nuisance because of the trolls. Some trolls are backed by the ruling party, others by parties in opposition. Their purpose is the same - to somehow vitiate the atmosphere by attacking anyone with vicious barbs. And God forbid if the issue is political. Nothing is left unsaid by trolls who can be as abusive as one can imagine, and they spare none. So long as they target politicians it is understandable but it becomes dangerous when they begin to target judges with the objective of influencing judgments. In other words, they attempt to sway judges.

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