"Journalist Who Loses Independence Is...": Retired Supreme Court Judge
NDTV
Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna had headed the panel that probed the causes and apportioned blame for the Mumbai riots of 199293.
Former Supreme Court judge B N Srikrishna has called for preserving the independence of journalists to ensure smooth functioning of democracy in the country. Justice Srikrishna was speaking Friday night after presenting the annual RedInk awards for excellence in journalism, instituted by the Mumbai Press Club.
“Two professions have to be necessarily independent, a judge and a journalist. If they falter, democracy suffers,” he said. “A journalist who loses his independence is as bad as a judge who has lost his independence,” he added.
“Remember, you are in a profession where honesty is really the best policy,” said the noted jurist, who headed the Srikrishna Commission that investigated causes and apportioned blame for the Mumbai riots of 1992–93.
Senior journalist TJS George was presented the RedInk Award for lifetime achievement for his distinguished career as an editor and columnist.
