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Isn't this the same Vinod Mehta who blatantly lied on the Kanchi Seer issue and has yet to apologize personally for fabricating facts? BBC atleast had decency to pull his article and apologize.
Seems like a case of pot calling kettle black.

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Mehta said he spoke to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilas Rao Deshmukh immediately after the attack.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
And what's CM Deshmukh gonna do to Thackeray? They are all buddy buddies who helped each other get their marathi-bai into Rashtrapati Bhavan. Going to Deshmukh on this issue is like asking fox to guard the chicken coop. Here's a little handywork of Deshmukh's goons:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->http://mumbaivotes.com/party/congress.htm
<b>About 60 people stormed into Mid Day’s office, angry over news report on Vilasrao Deshmukh. </b>
According to the newspaper, about 60 people ()—shouting slogans—stormed into the office, broke the door, injured the watchman on duty and damaged computers, phone lines and other property.

About 10 people, led by Sapra, were about to hurl a chair at the editor when they were stopped by reporters. The drama lasted for about 10 minutes.

‘‘There was a lot of violence. In addition, it was time when the last pages were being made,’’ said Lajwanti D’Souza, deputy editor, Mid Day.

‘‘Chairs and computers were damaged and telephone wires cut off,’’ said API Shashikant Mane of the Bhoiwada police station. All the arrested have been released on bail.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->


<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Even after 60 years of Independence, the press in India is still being assaulted.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, let the bill pertaining to press/media pass during the monsoon session of parliament and we'll see a Musharaff style freedom of press. Articles critical of govt to be whetted by govt appointed ombudsman, permission to be taken from the target before running a sting operation <!--emo&:roll--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ROTFL.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ROTFL.gif' /><!--endemo-->
If Mehta's truly concerned about free press, he's got his priorities wrong.