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Sabarimala, it appears, could be our new touchstone for understanding liberals, especially from Kerala. The intellectual emptiness in the arguments of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and former Foreign Secretary Nirupama Menon Rao on the Sabarimala imbroglio require both investigation and introspection.
Mr. Tharoor contends dangerously that abstract notions of constitutional principle also have to pass the test of societal acceptance. As pointed out by lawyer Suhrith Parthasarathy This wasn't a verdict based on abstract notions of equality. On the other hand, it gives meaning to the Constitution's abstract guarantees. Would Mr. Tharoor also recommend that the triple talaq pronouncement be rethought if conservative Muslims took to the streets in large numbers? And it scares me to think of what his position will be on the Ayodhya case if it does not satisfy his prescription.