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The intolerance of the liberal is no better than that of the Hindutvawadis

By behaving like their opponents, liberals are damaging their credibility in lasting ways

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Kanika Datta
Some months ago, a blogger who is apparently extremely popular with the hip and happening liberal social media community was seen prowling with a camera at a book launch. This was the kind of book event that was guaranteed to attract the liberal chatterati, out in full force that day, exquisite Fab India outfits, air kisses and all. The next day the blogger’s report of the occasion appeared, featuring, among others, a photo of the wife of a prominent right-wing intellectual. The angle from which the photo was taken suggested she was sitting alone, and a rather catty caption implied
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