“First they came for the rationalists (Dabholkar, Pansare, Kalburgi), and I did not speak out – because I was not sure I was a rationalist. Then they came for Dalits (Rohith Vermula, Bhima Koregaon), and I did not speak out – because I was not a Dalit. Then they came for small traders (demonetisation), and I did not speak out – because I was not a small trader. Then they came for journalists (Gauri Lankesh), and I did not speak out – because I was not a journalist. Then they came for Muslims (NRC-CAA, Shaheen Bagh), and I did not speak out – because I was not a Muslim. Then they came for students (JNU, Jamia, AMU), and I did not speak out – because I was not a student. Then they came for farmers, and I did not speak out – because I was not a farmer. Then they came for journalists again (Mrinal Pande, Rajdeep Sardesai, Zafar Agha, Anant Nath, Vinod K. Jose, Siddharth Vardarajan, Vinod Dua, Siddique Kappan, Mandeep Punia), and I did not speak out – because I was not a journalist. Now, I am scared that they might come for me – and there might not be anyone to speak for me.”
“See the chronology – First only the Muslims became anti-national/terrorist, then Tribals/Dalits/Backward Classes, then unemployed youth, and now farmers!” — Facebook post by Dr. Om Shankar, Professor of Cardiology, BHU, January 27, 2021 ^ Just received the above by Whatsapp. Anish Esteves @AEthejourno www.anishesteves.home.blog