We pride ourselves on being the world's largest democracy, though we are far from being a mature one. Freedom of speech is a very important requirement for a democracy to function effectively and I am not sure how far along that road we have come when compared to let us say the US (to be fair, the US has had a long time to mature since it became a democracy, we got our independence only in 1947).
The reason I said this how anyone can lampoon anyone in a cartoon or in an artistic manner and get away with it in the US. If a similar thing happens in India, there are immediate threats of defamation suits (jadu ki jhappi anyone?) Watch American comedians and you will understand my point. A case in point is given below.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/05/10/tim-geithner-the-never-ending-target/?mod=rss_WSJBlog
The reason I said this how anyone can lampoon anyone in a cartoon or in an artistic manner and get away with it in the US. If a similar thing happens in India, there are immediate threats of defamation suits (jadu ki jhappi anyone?) Watch American comedians and you will understand my point. A case in point is given below.
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2009/05/10/tim-geithner-the-never-ending-target/?mod=rss_WSJBlog
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