Attempt to curb the Freedom of Expression

Mumbai police gag hinduunity.org

The site has been blocked on the basis of a request from the Mumbai police commissioner's office in a letter sent out to ISPs on April 28.
Sources at the Mumbai police commissioner's office said the directive was issued because the web site published inflammatory material against Islam. Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Dr Satyapal Singh, a decorated officer of the Indian Police Service, authorised the note.

Now I haven't been to this site till now and definitely don't know what it preaches. But even if I do not agree with what the site says, does that mean I can ask for a ban on it? Just because you don't agree with something is definitely not reason enough to ban it.

What does Freedom of Expression mean if you are not free to express yourself. Having it as a nice article in the constitution is totally useless unless you are actually permitted to express yourself and the police forces cannot curb it just because they got a complaint from someone who happens not to like what you say. This is totally crazy.

Freedom of Expression (and tolerating others opinion that you may not agree with) is perhaps the most important aspect of democracy, and by this standard atleast India has a long way to o before it can call itself a true democracy.