Memoris of Emergency

The Editor

Fredom First

Mumbai-400001


Dear Sir,
I was recently refreshing my memory of the dark days of Emergency by going through

the book " Decline and Fall of Indira Gandhi" by D.R.Mankekar and Kamala Mankekar" when I came across the following

interesting paragraph. I thought of sharing this information with my fellow readers and subscribers of 'Freedom First'


PRESS CENSORSHIP

" Judgement of Justice D.P.Mohan and Mr.Justice M.H.Kania, upholding M.R.Masani's petition [10-2-1976] about censorship of his

magazine 'Freed om First' : " It is not the function of the censor acting under the Censorship Order to make all newspers and

periodicals trim their sails to one wind or to tow along in a single file or to speak in chorus with one voice.It is not for him to

exercise his statutory powers to force public opinion in a single mould or to turn the press into an instrument of brianwaashing

the public. Under the Censorship Order the Censor is appointed as the nurse-maid of democracy and not the grave-digger"
B m N Murty





NOSTALGIC MEMORIES OF 'FREEDOM FIRST" 35 YEARS AGO
Created: Friday, January 29, 2010 9:46 PM