PM Modi s refusal to mourn the death of Danish Siddiqui has diminished him
The Afghan President and even the Taliban have condoled the death of photo journalist Danish Siddiqui in Kandahar. But as the world mourned his tragic demise, PM Modi s silence has been conspicuous
Danish Siddiqui (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/ @dansiddiqui)
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Danish Siddiqui, a young Indian photojournalist, the bravest of his generation and also the most globally reputed, was killed in a combat zone that Afghanistan, sadly, has been for over four decades.
His death was mourned by millions in India and around the world. Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the UN, expressed sorrow. So did Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan, and many other luminaries. One name in that list of prominent mourners is still missing: Indiaâs own Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The photographer who took these pics has been killed in Afghanistan
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Many activists on Saturday tweeted appeals for the release of human rights activist Umar Khalid, marking 300 days of his arrest on the charge of inciting riots through his protests last year against the new citizenship regime.
The Twitter storm with the hashtag #UmarKoRihaKaro comes against the backdrop of Monday’s custody death of Father Stan Swamy, a priest jailed in connection with an alleged Maoist plot, whom activists consider a “prisoner of conscience” like Umar.
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A cultural event was conducted on Facebook in solidarity with jailed activists and in memory of Fr Stan, at which theatre personalities Danish Hussain and Quasar Thakore Padamsee, singer Moushumi Bhowmik and actor Suhaas Ahuja performed. Poet Nabiya Khan recited a new poem titled You are the Revolution on Umar and other “political prisoners”.
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