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Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him,you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?

— Smriti Z Irani

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Those in the free press who don’t stand up today in support of Arnab, you are now tactically in support of fascism. You may not like him, you may not approve of him,you may despise his very existence but if you stay silent you support suppression. Who speaks if you are next ?" in the context of "Smriti Z Irani, Nov 4, 2020·Twitter https://twitter.com/smritiirani/status/1323833070227578880 https://www.opindia.com/2020/11/smriti-irani-gives-a-befitting-reply-to-troll-cum-journalist-arban-goswami-arrest/" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Arnab Goswami" (Quotes about Arnab Goswami, Quotes about the arrest of Arnab Goswami in November 2020) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Arnab Goswami

About Arnab Goswami

Arnab Ranjan Goswami (born 7 March 1973) is an Indian journalist and television news anchor, who is the editor and majority owner of the news channel Republic TV.