Arundhati Roy must remain silent. That is the most nasty thing about the trial that is now being brought against the Indian writer – that she has already been condemned by the charges to keep her mouth shut. On the advice of her lawyer, she is not allowed to comment on the proceedings, and anyone who has ever spoken to Arundhati Roy about Indian politics and the restructuring of society by the Hindu nationalist government knows that she does not like to remain silent on the subject.
Charges against Arundhati Roy – Culture
