News Analysis: Judiciary and ‘five-star’ activists
By Kartik Lokhande The recent comment of Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi has stirred up the atmosphere especially in political, judicial, and activist circles. Almost everyone is criticising the comment, apparently because it has come from Mr Modi as an individual, forgetting that he is the Prime Minister of India. In the cacophony of criticism, the point he wished to make, and to which many common citizens would agree, has been lost. Is he the first person occupying a seat of power to have said this? The answer to this question is ‘No’. Previously also, several of the dignitaries and luminaries ranging from sitting or former President of India, Prime Minister, to Chief Justice of India and Solicitor General have said this. Though they did not use the term ‘five-star’ activists, they often referred to perception-driven judgments coming from courts, having direct or indirect influence of some or the other activist group. In the recent past, the then Prime Minister Dr Man...