In his 45-minute lecture on democracy and freedom of expression, he time and again mentioned Mr. Kalburgi and narrated the events that had possibly led to his assassination. “You can kill a person, but not his thoughts,” Mr. Govindaraj said. Pointing at 1986 developments surrounding Kalburgi’s writings on 12th century Sharanas, Mr. Govindaraj recalled that some people had threatened that they would not move an inch without beheading Kalburgi. Restricted freedomQuoting a legal expert, Mr. Govindaraj opined that the freedom of expression was restricted in India. We have freedom of expression, but we don’t have freedom to move at wish,” he said.

Source: The Hindu December 03, 2016 11:35 UTC