Former Supreme Court judge and present Chairman, Press Council of India, Markandey Katju thinks that Indians are stupid, superstitious, communal and caste ridden. In an opinion piece in TOI, November 26 he makes a case for a society based on science. Science leads to liberal values and an open society and India should become a science based society. Nuclear weapons are also a product of science as are tabun, sarin, cluster bombs, land mines, I could go on. There is a real danger that human beings may be decimated by a super bug grown in a lab by genetic engineering and released accidentally. As Chairman of the Press Council he was abusive of journalists and thinks that TV news channels should also be under his control. In support of his opinion he writes," Should one be given the liberty to spread superstitions, to fan communal or caste hatred, or put emphasis on film stars, pop music, fashion parades and cricket in a poor country like ours? I think not." Whose fault is that? Our children grew up ignorant about caste but when they sought college admission they found that people with much less marks got admitted while brilliant children lost out by 1 mark. This immediately bred hatred for " shaddus ". And yes, our children have done very well in IIT and MBBS in spite of enjoying pop music and latest fashion. When Pakistan sends terrorists because India is a " Hindu " state and our Prime Minister goes on " bended knees " to offer peace would that not breed communal rage? Finally, poor people are not cattle that need to be told how to lead their lives and what to enjoy. Justice Katju should remember that dictators always think they know best. Stop!