Rob Peter, pay Paul

When should the government intervene, and on whose side? That question revealed all its trickiness over the past few days. Should the government provide "Z category" security to Mukesh Ambani? Why not, if the British government could provide free security to Salman Rushdie? But then, why did India not provide security to M F Husain? Or the West Bengal government to Taslima Nasreen? An added twist is the home minister's justification, that Mr Ambani deserves government-provided security because of his contribution to the Indian economy. So police protection against terrorists is no longer an ordinary citizen's right?

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