"Supporting someone's opinions and defending their right to voice those opinions are two very different things. Regardless of whether I share their opinions, especially those of my adversaries, I will always protect their right to express themselves "Taslima composed.
Digital Desk: In the midst of the intense controversy surrounding Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra's remark that Goddess Kaali loves meat and accepts alcohol, Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen stated that if one believes in freedom of expression, they would support both Nupur Sharma and Mahua Moitra's right to express their opinions. If you don't believe in the right to free speech, neither Sharma's nor Moitra's right to voice their opinions would be supported, the author argued.
According to the author, putting a price on someone's head and ordering people to kill them is not exercising one's right to freedom of expression. "Supporting someone's opinions and defending their right to voice those opinions are two very different things. Regardless of whether I share their opinions, especially those of my adversaries, I will always protect their right to express themselves "Taslima composed.
Mahua Moitra has received numerous complaints over her remarks against Goddess Kaali, and the BJP has called for her to be disciplined. West Bengal BJP leaders drew comparisons between her views on Kaali and those of former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma about the Prophet. The Trinamool Congress distanced the party from Mahua Moitra's comment, which sparked an initial dispute over the documentary's poster that showed a lady smoking while dressed as Goddess Kaali. On Twitter, Moitra unfollowed the organisation on Wednesday and issued a direct challenge to the BJP. She remarked, "The deity Bengalis worship is fearless and unappealing.
Mahua Moitra stated in an interview on Wednesday that she would defend her comment in every court, regardless of how many FIRs were filed against her because of the remark. Mahua Moitra stated, "I do not want to live in an India where the BJP's one-sided patriarchal brahminical interpretation of Hinduism will triumph and the rest of us will tiptoe around religion.
While the TMC distanced itself from Mahua's remark, Congressman Shashi Tharoor defended it and claimed that Mahua Moitra was being harassed for saying something that every Hindu is aware of. Congress entered the discussion as a result of Tharoor's remarks. Amit Malviya of the BJP stated that Sonia Gandhi needs to make clear the Congress' position on this.
"After a TMC MP attacks Maa Kaali, Congress responds by standing up for her offensive remark, as one might anticipate. Secularists, supporters of free speech, and those who support treating religion as a private affair are problematic because of their partiality. Only Hindus and their gods are subject to their beliefs "Tweets from Malviya.
"Because of Mamata Banerjee's policies, which are rooted in blatant appeasement of minorities, her MP made that overtly offensive remark about Maa Kaali. She must be fired from TMC, and a FIR must be filed with WB police. After Shashi Tharoor's backing, Sonia Gandhi must also define the position of the Congress on the matter "Malviya tacked on.
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