Politics & freedom of speech...

There goes Mr. Tharoor again. And there goes a gamut of politicians, the media... and somwehere amidst all this ho-hulla... I speak too...
Well... it amazes me to see how the spotlights turn to one politician everytime he speaks out something, while an entire clan of aspiring & established politicians go un noticed. I guess its more to do with the fact that a political position in Indian democracy comes at its price. That price, at times, is your freedom to speak. Now, an accomplished person like Mr. Tharoor is bound to have opinions. And having worked with the UN where a public word needs to go out only after rounds of scruitiny and edition, I'm sure he is usinig the much awaited freedom of speech. Unfortunately, that freedom is for the "Cattle class" sire'. Politicians in India, in public... are deprived of this fundamental right, unless... they want to lose their vote banks or their expensive brand image. So while I can go ahead and tweet as I wish, Mr. Tharoor... please hold your horses.