Academic Kancha Ilaiah, whose book on the Arya Vysya community has raked up a controversy, thanked the Indian judiciary for upholding the right to freedom of expression unequivocally.
Reacting to the Supreme Court's verdict dismissing the PIL filed by Veeranjaneyulu, an Arya Vysya leader and advocate, before the Supreme Court seeking a ban on his book titled "Samajika Smuggleru Komatollu", Ilaiah said that the apex court had said that the right to write books within the framework of the Constitution and the fundamental rights could not be questioned.
He said that even the title of his book could not be questioned as that also came under the right to freedom of expression.
This verdict of the apex court had reaffirmed that research could be done with confidence on any caste or community without fear, he said.
"This has reaffirmed my faith in the Indian judiciary, Constitution and democracy. I thank all the social forces, political parties, organizations and media organizations that stood by me and also for the right to freedom of expression," he said.
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