Hyderabad, June 27 -- If you speak against the government, you will be sent to jail - this is the message being sent out by the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party -led (BJP) union government, believe activists. Indiscriminate arrests of activists and journalists critical of the government under the draconian anti-terror laws, are an indication of the intolerance by the ruling dispensation against dissent.

And one of the many activists who was arrested in that manner was student activist, Asif Iqbal Tanha, who was granted bail by the Delhi high court in connection with the north-east Delhi riots "conspiracy" case just days ago. In an exclusive interview with Siasat.com, he spoke about the devastating effects of a media trial on arrested activis...