Megha Pansare recalls the last time she met Gauri Lankesh, and expresses shock at the brutal murder. She says that the murders of the rationalists, and the brave journalists like Gauri, are planned, and executed to spread terror. The voice of dissent is the biggest fear for the right wing. She draws parallel between the murders of Narendra Dabholkar, Govind Pansare, M. M. Kalburgi, and Gauri Lankesh.