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Photos| Gauri Lankesh Murder: Activists and journalists unite in condemnation

Gauri Lankesh, social activist, editor of a Kannada weekly tabloid and an outspoken critic of right-wing Hindutva politics, was shot dead outside her Bengaluru home on Tuesday evening.

Updated on: Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM IST

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Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead at her residence on Tuesday, was a vocal opponent of right-wing excess and was present at the forefront of protests denouncing them in Karnataka. As a reaction to her death citizens and member of the journalistic fraternity gathered across various cities in a show of solidarity against the muzzling of voices of dissent. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead at her residence on Tuesday, was a vocal opponent of right-wing excess and was present at the forefront of protests denouncing them in Karnataka. As a reaction to her death citizens and member of the journalistic fraternity gathered across various cities in a show of solidarity against the muzzling of voices of dissent. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Slain activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh's mother and siblings pay their last respect a morning after she was killed by assailants at Kalashetra in Bengaluru. (Arijit Sen/ HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

Slain activist and journalist Gauri Lankesh's mother and siblings pay their last respect a morning after she was killed by assailants at Kalashetra in Bengaluru. (Arijit Sen/ HT Photo)

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Seven bullets were pumped into Lankesh’s body shortly after 8pm yesterday at her residence in Bengaluru’s busy Rajarajeshwari Nagar by an unidentified number of suspects. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

Seven bullets were pumped into Lankesh’s body shortly after 8pm yesterday at her residence in Bengaluru’s busy Rajarajeshwari Nagar by an unidentified number of suspects. (Adnan Abidi / REUTERS)

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The 55-year-old edited a tabloid newspaper and was an outspoken critic of right-wing Hindutva politics. She was also known for her pro-poor and pro-Dalit stand and was one of the few women editors in Kannada journalism. (RAJ K RAJ / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

The 55-year-old edited a tabloid newspaper and was an outspoken critic of right-wing Hindutva politics. She was also known for her pro-poor and pro-Dalit stand and was one of the few women editors in Kannada journalism. (RAJ K RAJ / HT Photo)

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Writer BT Lalitha Naik, a long time friend of Lankesh, said she was extremely fearless. ‘There was never a time when you could say that adversity had got the better of her. She used to casually mention the constant death threats she received, and her fearlessness reassured us,’ Naik said. (Tsering Topgyal / AP)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

Writer BT Lalitha Naik, a long time friend of Lankesh, said she was extremely fearless. ‘There was never a time when you could say that adversity had got the better of her. She used to casually mention the constant death threats she received, and her fearlessness reassured us,’ Naik said. (Tsering Topgyal / AP)

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Lankesh, born in 1962, was the daughter of journalist and founding editor of Kannada weekly tabloid ‘Lankesh Patrike’. Her friends said she received several death threats but didn’t take them seriously. (PTI)

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Lankesh, born in 1962, was the daughter of journalist and founding editor of Kannada weekly tabloid ‘Lankesh Patrike’. Her friends said she received several death threats but didn’t take them seriously. (PTI)

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Her aides remember her as a fearless and tireless activist who condemned all forms of violence. She was part of the chief minister’s panel that brought some leaders of Karnataka’s Naxal movement above ground. Protests were planned across India by journalist groups, including the Editors’ Guild, Press Club of India and Press Association. (RAJ K RAJ / HT Photo)

Updated on Sep 07, 2017 9:32 AM

Her aides remember her as a fearless and tireless activist who condemned all forms of violence. She was part of the chief minister’s panel that brought some leaders of Karnataka’s Naxal movement above ground. Protests were planned across India by journalist groups, including the Editors’ Guild, Press Club of India and Press Association. (RAJ K RAJ / HT Photo)

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Almost exactly two years ago, Lankesh was sitting on the steps leading to the Town Hall protesting the murder of rationalist thinker MM Kalburgi, who was also shot dead at his residence. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Almost exactly two years ago, Lankesh was sitting on the steps leading to the Town Hall protesting the murder of rationalist thinker MM Kalburgi, who was also shot dead at his residence. (Arijit Sen / HT Photo)

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Karanataka chief minister Siddaramiah called Lankesh’s killing ‘an assault on democracy’, promising a free and fair probe. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi also expressed shock and distress on Wednesday over the killing of Gauri Lankesh. (PTI)

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Karanataka chief minister Siddaramiah called Lankesh’s killing ‘an assault on democracy’, promising a free and fair probe. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi also expressed shock and distress on Wednesday over the killing of Gauri Lankesh. (PTI)

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