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This thing about the IIPM blog wars is crazy! Based on the facts that I’ve picked up — initially from blogs and later from the news media — I fully support the stance of Rashmi Bansal and Gaurav Sabnis. Desipundit has even devoted a sticky post to the issue, and seems to be the place to go for updates.

Freedom of expression is a fundamental right, but unfortunately there are as many ways to stifle expression as there are to promote it. Being fired for blogging is not news. It’s has happened before, and being the contentious issue that it is, I’m not sure we’ve seen the last of the practice. Injustice doesn’t need any legal standing.

This hit very close to home yesterday, when Educated Tatya was fired unceremoniously, and with great prejudice, from her job at a leading animal rights organisation. While I may be biased — I am married to her after all — the facts of the case are infuriating. We will be putting up a detailed account of the termination soon.

Meanwhile, Booboo is enjoying the 50 percent increase in daily attention.