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Whistleblowers are not troublemakers
October 26, 2025
|THE WEEK India
While the Right to Information Act has empowered citizens, it has also put the lives of those who dare to use it in danger ('Right gone wrong, October 12). As India marks two decades of the RTI Act, she must confront a grim truth-more than 100 activists have been killed and meaningful protection for whistleblowers remains out of reach. The law must evolve beyond granting access to information. It must provide real safeguards for those who expose corruption.
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Whistleblowers are not troublemakers
While the Right to Information Act has empowered citizens, it has also put the lives of those who dare to use it in danger ('Right gone wrong,' October 12). As India marks two decades of the RTI Act, she must confront a grim truth—more than 100 activists have been killed and meaningful protection for whistleblowers remains out of reach. The law must evolve beyond granting access to information. It must provide real safeguards for those who expose corruption.
If truth-seeking continues to be answered with violence, the RTI will remain a paper shield. Whistleblowers are not troublemakers—they are the lifeblood of democracy. It is time the state treated them as such.
K. Chidanand Kumar, On email.
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