Knee-jerk nation

Does Sagarika Bhattacharya’s psychological state allow her to be a good parent? Is the Bhattacharyas’ marriage solid enough to support young children? These are questions that the Child Welfare Services department in Stavanger, Norway, had pondered and decided upon — until their judgment was attacked by a strange coalition of breathless TV anchors, Sushma Swaraj and Brinda Karat, and, of course, the ever-eager External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna.

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