It is against the stereotype of overbearing macho invaders, but the Aryans secretively stole their way into India, careful not to leave any traces. - Koenraad Elst

By coincidence, I met Khushwant Singh on the airplane Delhi-Frankfurt some 22 years ago. Frankly, I got a rather good personal opinion of him. It was timely that we met, because I needed to prove my existence. He had just written a newspaper column stating that my book on Ayodhya had been written by Sita Ram Goel using a European name as pseudonym to confer an air of outside objectivity on his pro-temple thesis. Well, that matter was settled then.

So, we plead against this rhetoric of excluding opponents from the debate. It is unbecoming of scholars to declare themselves above pertinent evidence, even if coming from a school alleged to have unpleasant motives.

Approaching the Court for banning Q verses can serve to highlight their hateful character (seemingly the only way to do so when no prominent does) & the double standards next to other hate speech. OK as a taunt to H-bashers, but please don't take this censorship call seriously.