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Debate on Wayanad landslide and its causes erupt

Famous environmental scientist Madhav Gadgil ,who was the chairman of the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP), has termed the disaster in Wayanad a man-made tragedy, attributing it to the Kerala government's failure to implement crucial ecological recommendations.

Uncivil debate

The free and frank expression of contrarian viewpoints even if they are perceived to hurt the interests of the nation-state and as long as they are not a call to violence or extra-constitutional in nature are an essential component of mature democracies.