Jessica Lall has become a household name in India today. Her name never fails to make atleast a hundred appearances on tv and newspapers in a day. Though she may not be with us today, she has become the champion of the battle against the injustice that is present in the Indian Judicial system, whether she wanted to or not. She has become immortal in more ways than one. Before this post becomes an ode to this “nightingale”, for those of you who don’t have a clue as to what im talking about, please visit this page to learn more about the case.
The nation has awoken after this incident, and Lady Justice it seems has her blindfold lying at her feet. Media has now become the decider of right and wrong. Even if Manu was innocent, which quite obviously he wasn’t, the media has already convinced every Indian that he did indeed murder Jessica Lall in cold blood. Ram Jethmalani, the criminal lawyer fighting for Manu Sharma, was nothing short of stripped into his underpants, by CNN-IBN’s Karan Thapar. Karan may not have really had any of the answers he would have liked to have, but through his undying arrogance, he surely would have made a lasting impact on Jathmalani’s conscience, however small it may be. Jethmalani though was a worthy opponent, enjoyable viewing pleasure for all us Indians.
The point is Karan Thapar never asked him whether Manu Sharma was innocent or not, but simply asked him if he was not ashamed of spoiling the name of an innocent and now dead human being. Decision made, punishment given. In the eyes of the public, Manu Sharma has been locked in jail with the keys safely deposited in Karan Thapar’s pocket.
The media it seems has just transferred the Indian judicial system into our hands.... The final outcome, we’ll just have to wait and see.
