The incident inside the Supreme Court, where a lawyer attempted to throw an object at the Chief Justice over an alleged remark about Lord Vishnu, is more than a moment of courtroom indiscipline. It reflects a deeper unease at the intersection of faith, misinformation, and institutional authority. In a nation where religion is woven into the texture of everyday life, the boundaries between belief and reasoned dissent are increasingly under strain. The Chief Justice’s passing courtroom comment ~ misconstrued, amplified, and distorted ~ became a spark in an atmosphere already charged with religious sensitivities.

The fact that such a misunderstanding could escalate into an act of aggression within the country’s highest court illustrates how fragile the line has become between reverence and radicalism. What should have been an issue of legal interpretation turned into a perceived........

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