A Statement by Scholars and Writers on The Undermining of Elementary Freedoms in India Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By vikalpadmin@protonmail.com A Statement by Scholars and Writers on The Undermining of Elementary Freedoms in India Prabir Purkayastha, a 75-year old senior journalist, author, and founding editor of the independent newsportal Newsclick, whose office and home were repeatedly searched for weeks on end for incriminating evidence without any being found, has been arrested and, despite being imprisoned for nearly six months, is yet to be served a charge-sheet;