Source ; Times of India
Amid the growing controversy over the release of Bollywood film Padmaavat , TOI Write India author Ruskin Bond on Friday said freedom of expression should not be absolute.
“I don’t think freedom of speech should be absolute. We should consider ourselves lucky to live in the country. There is no better place to live than India,” said Bond at the third edition of the Tata Steel Bhubaneswar Literary Meet (TSBLM) in Bhubaneshwar.
“Shall I like to live in China, shall I live in Vietnam, Bangladesh, Syria, Lebanon or some other country… definitely not,” said the author.
Bond was reacting to a question on the controversy over the film Padmaavatand literary freedom.
The cherubic Mussoorie-based author, who draws inspiration from nature, spoke on climate change and said people should look after their natural surroundings which have made life possible to live in.
