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Social forums should work to break silence of society against proto fascist regime, says Teesta Setalvad

Civil society organisations should be a catalysing force in breaking the silence of people who have been terrorised and intimidated by the proto fascist regime, journalist and social activist Teesta Setalvad has said.

Speaking at the Kerala Social Forum, which began here on Saturday, she said laws have been weaponised to silence the dissenting voices by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - led government.

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