PERUMAL MURUGAN Tamil author

I AM NOT A POLITICIAN TO SPEAK ABOUT INDEPENDENCE. INDEPENDENCE IS NOTHING BUT A FREEDOM TO DO THINGS WITHOUT AFFECTING OTHERS’ FREEDOM. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT INDEPENDENCE AND FREEDOM [OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED, WOMEN, DALITS, MINORITIES, STUDENTS, WRITERS], THE QUESTION SHOULD BE WHETHER WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO DISCUSS ALL THESE.

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