shoe flinging and then regrettin??

I agree that our constitution provides us with the fundamental rights of expression; but its one thing to use the liberty to say what you want and another to misuse it. I dont know if im being hypocritical but i truly found a shoe being hurled at Bush funny. seeing an Iraqi journalist throwing a couple of shoes at bush may not mean much to me but seeing the same treatment to a union minister is no laughing matter. I know politicians in india are no longer respected, but Mr Chidambaram has atleast a few credentials to his name to be treated respectfully.

Tytler getting a congress ticket after being given a clean chit by the CBI in the 1984 Sikh riots and probably to add insult to injury Mr Chidambaram did dodge the question pretty well. whatever said and done; as a journalist the first thing to learn is to report the news in an objective manner. and how can someone do that when they cant keep their emotions in check and act off handedly.

hypocritical or not it was sadistic pleasure to see Bush being ridiculed, but it is hurtful and angers me to see a man like Chidambaram being treated like this; atleast in the former case he was in alien territory and had done sufficient wrong to deserve that.

the journalist has already apologised and regretted his actions saying he did not intend to hurt anyone. the damage however is done. i dont support politicians but a few them like Mr Chidambaram do deserve to be treated humanly and shown basic courtesy, about the rest i really dont care.