Old Monk

  "There can be no existence of free citizens if the news media cannot speak, and therefore journalistic freedom lies at the core of freedom of expression, but it is not absolute,” said the Supreme Court bench comprising of Justices DY Chandrachud and MR Shah in May 2020. The observation was made while asking Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami to move the competent court to quash an FIR for a news show on Palghar mob-lynching. The transfer of the probe from Maharashtra Police to CBI was refused by the bench, however, it extended some relief to Goswami by providing him protection for the coming three weeks from the hearing. Today, around five months later, Arnab Goswami is arrested by the Maharashtra police (in a suicide case of an architect), and the discussions are once again rising regarding the “freedom of the press”.   Arnab Goswami, as we all know is one of India's top news anchors. His name has been looming in courtrooms and newsrooms alike in th