Rajan said India cannot afford to become an intolerant society as tolerance is "extremely important" for its economic growth
Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy said government is hopeful of nabbing Gauri Lankesh's killers "as soon as possible"
Actor and filmmaker Kamal Haasan condemned the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh and said that it is a worst way to win a debate.
Gauri Lankesh was shot dead by motorcycle-borne assailants from close range at her residence here on Tuesday evening.
Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on Tuesday night by unidentified men at her residence, police said. She was 55.
The US Embassy in India issued a statement condemning the killing of senior journalist Gauri Lankesh in Bengaluru yesterday
Celebrities not only condemned Lankesh's murder, but also the unsolved murder of three other outspoken critics of right-wing extremist ideology -- M.M. Kalburgi, Govind Pansare and Narendra Dabholkar.
Gauri Lankesh was among very few woman editors in Kannada journalism who openly expressed her pro-Naxal and Leftist views.
Gauri edited Kannada tabloid 'Gauri Lankesh Patrike' besides owning some other publications, and was known for her forthright views against hard-line Hindutva politics.
BJP termed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's comments against PM Modi as 'shameful'
The killing of Lankesh, a fearless critic of right-wing politics, has drawn parallels to the murders of writer MM Kalburgi, Left leader Govind Pansare and rationalist Narendra Dabholkar
Among very few woman editors in Kannada journalism, she was a fierce activist, who openly expressed her pro-Naxal and Leftist views
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