India Slams Freedom House Over Wrong Indian Map, "Partly Free" Ranking

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on March 5 lashed out at US-based 'Freedom House' for demoting India in freedom index and publishing wrong Indian map. Sitharaman said, "How do I take you seriously when you don't have our map right and comment on matters so intrinsic as freedom in country like India." Earlier, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry also rejected the "Democracy Under Siege" report which had downgraded India from "free" to a "partly free" country.