And so, they walked out. Heads covered. Eyes tired. Shoulders slumped—not in defeat, but from ten days of sleeping on cold concrete and listening to threats that would’ve shaken the average street-hardened thug.
But they were not thugs. They were not scamsters. They hadn’t set fire to buses or incited a mob. No, they were two elderly nuns. Caregivers. Peaceful women of prayer. And their crime? A vague accusation of conversion still not clearly defined, but which only the stupid believe!
But hey, the good news—they got bail! Cue applause?
And yes, across the tiny, dwindling, often overlooked two percent Christian community, candles were lit and ‘praise the Lords’ whispered. “Thank God for bail!” they cried. Bail, which in most functioning democracies is a basic right, here became a luxury.
A reason for celebration. Because apparently, if you’re a minority in India, getting out of jail is now cause for national thanksgiving.
But wait, should this really be a time for rejoicing?
Let’s be honest. Somewhere in the musty corners of this country’s conscience, a Constitutional line lies ignored: Innocent until proven guilty. It’s written, enshrined, engraved even. But when you lock up women of God without trial, without proper evidence, and treat them worse than habitual offenders, what are we even following?
Certainly not the Constitution.
The nuns were not granted bail because new evidence cleared them. They were granted bail because ten days had passed. That’s it. Ten days of degradation, humiliation, and psychological trauma. And what do we do? We clap and say, “They’re free now.”
Free?
Would you celebrate if your grandmother, falsely accused, were thrown into jail and came out ten days later looking like she’d been in a torture chamber run by barbarians? No? Then don’t be comforted by this charade of justice.
Because, dear reader, here’s the uncomfortable truth. It’s not just about them. It’s about you. Yes, you who belong to the rest of the 98%. You who perhaps sighed, “Ah well, just another news item. Nothing to do with me.”
But remember this—today it was them. Tomorrow it will be you.
Your landlord thinks you’re trouble? A convenient complaint. Your boss wants you silenced? One whispered allegation. Your child has a spat with the wrong student? A ‘concerned citizen’ files a report. And suddenly, you’re not just behind bars—you’re beneath them.
No trial. No questions. Just jail.
So don’t get too comfortable watching two percent fight to stay out of prison. Because false charges aren’t picky. They don’t check your religion, caste, or WhatsApp status before they ruin your life.
Don’t hail the bail,
But put into jail,
Those who dared,
Our laws to derail.
Because justice isn’t justice if it’s used like a sword instead of a shield.
And a nation isn’t free if its innocent must rejoice when given bail…!
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Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.
Absolutely 💯 % TRUE. The law today especially for the minorities is barbaric. India which our yesteryear leaders proclaimed that Indai is a Democracy is now taken over by Demons and has become a Demoncracy.
The age of Antichrist has begun. These cowards don’t understand the language of love, service and sacrifice. Yet I salute these two Nuns who have been brave throught this barbaric treatment meted out to them.
Today being the feast of St. John Mary Vianny let’s pray for all our Religious and also our Christian laity so that all of us are faithful to the teachings of Jesus Christ , and we pray also for all the persecutors of our faithful that the Almighty grant them the grace that they stop their vindictive agenda to torture people of minority sects to fulfill their selfish interests.
May the Lord bless us all.
For the nuns years will pass with court hearings to prove their stance.
The guilty will be unproven for lack of evidence.
Those who dared to take law into hands, if not brought to justice, this drama will still be incomplete. !
It is a cruel joke. After arrest of the innocent nuns, the political leaders take credit for their release on bail. Our system has become sick.
I would only say .. wish the we the Christians were strong enough not to let anybody touch like few community who fight for their right like a warrior. We only like to talk about let’s pray.. even God helps those who help themselves n here we believe by only praying we can stop the injustice. Survival of the fittest.. if we can’t be strong, let’s be ready to b sacrificed which I hate to say.
So true.
The fact of the matter (Constitution) is that we, women, in particular, in a misogynistic patriarchal society are most often, unfortunately and unfairly deemed to be “Guilty by default until proven innocent.” Ironic, isn’t it? Even Artificial intelligence can’t save us from this primitive mindset. What should have been a simple daily walk of life now seems to be a marathon.
Absolutely right! There’s nothing to rejoice about. These were trumped up charges made by bullies.
The case has to be quashed, then maybe we can rejoice.
Yes very true. Whenever Sisters have to travel in train, we loose sleep as long as they are still on the journey not because they don’t have reservations but goons are lurking like hungry wild animals. On my next trip to India?
Not only must the case be quashed. Those who took the law into their own hands must be arrested & jailed for their false accusations and bullying with the support of the police & politicians