In pictures: The politics behind the hanging of Afzal Guru
The nation woke up to news yesterday that in the wee hours of dawn, Afzal Guru had been hanged to death. The operation was so secretive that even Dr. Singh came to know about it from Twitter. What was the political calculus behind the sudden rush to execute Afzal, 11 years after deliberating on his mercy petition? Did the government do a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis?
As with most things in life, the truth is far more complex and nuanced:
(With inputs from this tweet by Varun Grover)
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ROFL where did you get that pic of Swamy?
Krr
February 10, 2013 at 12:30 pm
Another gem from Ashwin! The quality of you guys have increased a lot in last 2 months.
Rajiv Sen
February 10, 2013 at 12:41 pm
Excellant …..Keep it up
p vinayagam
February 10, 2013 at 12:43 pm
Awesome!!
RK
February 10, 2013 at 2:37 pm
YAAR ,UR NEWS ITEMS ARE EXCELLENT…SUCH A BELLY STAB EACH TIME…ULTIMATE CREATIVITY AT PLAY…I AM NEVER MISSING UR ARTICLES…KEEP UP THE GUD WORK..U CAN TRY MORE IN SOME WIDER ARENA TOO….
ARUN
February 10, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Another master piece from URT team.
Regular Reader
February 10, 2013 at 8:15 pm
Awesome stuff!
Gursimrat Singh Khalsa
February 10, 2013 at 8:52 pm
Ashwin you are a “frigging genius” of course after our RG! This is beyond awesome! Great going Ashwin…
Arun Madhav
February 10, 2013 at 9:53 pm
thanks guys :)
Ashwin
February 10, 2013 at 10:09 pm
We need people like you to keep writing. Please make extra care to make sure you don’t end up on jail for writing all these.
rk
February 10, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Best is Brakha’s pic, truly depict how hard it been on her.
Awesome writing!!!
Sh
February 11, 2013 at 1:35 am
Good one… :D
Arun
February 11, 2013 at 2:57 pm
The best part is hangman guru…. the article rox…:)
vijay
February 12, 2013 at 1:02 pm
Wow guys keep it up..u can create a revolution !! Just keep on sharpening your claws and don’t be afraid to tread on “sensitive” topics, on the contrary pickup only sensitive issues…once again all the best.
raju
February 12, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Pun
Mittal
February 13, 2013 at 11:19 am