“Gauri Lankesh’s murder was the most vicious because she was a woman”: Ganesh Devy

Writer Githa Hariharan speaks to Ganesh Devy after the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh. Devy had been a close collaborator with Lankesh, and had met her weeks before her brutal murder. In this interview, they discuss the links between murders of Lankesh and the rationalist, M M Kalburgi, especially their role in spreading the right message about the Lingayat community in Karnataka, which was dangerous for Hindu Right-wing thought.