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The nation wants to laugh, But can’t

Summary by The Kashmiriyat
On the Lex Fridman podcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Criticism is the soul of democracy.” But increasingly in India, the moment someone actually criticizes power—or even cracks a harmless joke—they're met not with debate, but with threats, FIRs, or worse.
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The nation wants to laugh, But can’t

On the Lex Fridman podcast, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, “Criticism is the soul of democracy.” But increasingly in India, the moment someone actually criticizes power—or even cracks a harmless joke—they're met not with debate, but with threats, FIRs, or worse.

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The Kashmiriyat broke the news in on Friday, April 4, 2025.
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