"Don't Shoot the Messenger, Mr Solicitor General"

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta was way off the mark when he sought to compare South African photographer Kevin Carter's famous depiction of a vulture and a child in Sudan in May 1993 with the horrifying images of what is happening in India at present.

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta was way off the mark when he sought to compare South African photographer Kevin Carter's famous depiction of a vulture and a child in Sudan in May 1993 with the horrifying images of what is happening in India at present. By telling the truth, journalists are fulfilling their professional responsibilities and should not be described as "anti-national traitors," says senior journalist Vidya Krishnan.