To those very new to India's politics, there are few things to consider before forming an opinion of Modi's involvement in the 2002 riots.
(a) The Government in power at the center was the opposition party ( Congress) throughout the last decade. (2004-214). If they had the power to twist Supreme court's arm (appointment of judges etc), they would have most certainly done that, and influenced the outcome.
(b) The Government at the Center (2004-2014) has had at its disposal the main investigative body of the country (CBI) to do any arm-twisting against Modi.
(c)Despite this, and despite intense media scrutiny in India, if the Supreme Court- the highest court in India- has given Modi a clean chit on his involvement in the riots, then sufficient respect has to accorded to the same. It is significantly way,way,WAY more authoritative than any wannabe-investigative journalists airing their opinions non-stop on television or highly-viewed blog articles. Let that sink in.
If a thousand well-indexed news articles/ well followed blogs paint a different picture, that does not change facts.
The Supreme court of India has been known to be strong and independent,even openly rebuking the Center for it's stupidity and corruption ( Search for 2G-Spectrum scam). True we have a lot of corruption everywhere,but the arm-chair dismissal of Indian Supreme Court's weightage- by Indians ourselves- against top 10 google search results - pains me.
If Indians ourselves cant do that, how can we expect the global audience to form an informed opinion?
One of ex-colleagues has now been happily trekking in the Himalayas for 6+months,and will most likely might set up some non-tech venture over there sometime soon. (He has had the rare opportunity to reject offers with Google/Amazon/Microsoft etc).Am lucky to call him a friend,not just because he is smart- he is a great source of inspiration for me- for his perspective on larger things in life - his pursuit of happiness,and guts.
Nice list- I am not sure if an equivalent law exists in any other country- but in India, if you have attempted suicide (and survive),you will be arrested!
