In a country that calls itself free, it should be simple. Murder is wrong and those responsible should face the consequences. Yet after a recent honor killing, the biggest outrage was not about the fact that a young boy was killed for loving across caste lines. It was about someone daring to mention the caste issues behind it.
No one openly defended the killer, but some felt the need to say he was an athlete whose dreams are now lost. As if a planned act of murder deserved sympathy. This shift in attention from the victim’s stolen life to the murderer’s missed future shows how misplaced priorities can be.
The YouTube channel Paridhabangal addressed the caste factor directly. That alone brought threats, backlash and even a legal case filed by a lawyer. The killing itself did not push them to act this way, but the pointing out of caste did. It is hard not to see what this says about the values being defended.
Where was this energy when the boy was killed. Where were these actions when justice truly needed defenders. Their silence then and sudden reaction now make it clear that community pride is being protected more than truth. Speaking about the system that fuels such crimes has become more dangerous than the crime itself.
If talking about caste shakes people more than the taking of a life, what kind of justice do we live under. And how many more will be lost?
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