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| Friday, 1 4 November 2003 |
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Jayalalitha furious at federal security for newspaper MADRAS, India, Thursday (AFP) An Indian state leader denounced the federal government for placing police protection outside the office of a newspaper whose top editors were ordered to jail for criticising provincial authorities. Federal police were posted outside the Madras headquarters of The Hindu, one of the country's leading dailies, after the Tamil Nadu state assembly Friday decided six journalists should be jailed for 15 days over their articles. The Indian Supreme Court struck down the arrest order Monday and The Hindu's editor N. Ram told New Delhi the newspaper no longer needed federal protection. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha Jayaram said her government would abide by the court ruling "in letter and spirit" but said the police deployment caused "terrible damage" to the state government's relations with New Delhi. In a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani released here, Jayalalitha again attacked the media, saying they had falsely reported that The Hindu's editors faced a "threat." The state assembly ordered five senior journalists at The Hindu to jail for writing that Jayalalitha's government showed "rising intolerance towards political opponents." The Vienna-based International Press Institute on Tuesday said it was "greatly concerned" over the state assembly move and called on India to amend laws that authorise prison for criticism of public officials. |
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