‘Responsibility of free press’: Norway journalist Helle Lyng pushes back against criticism after Modi exchange

Key points

• Helle Lyng, the Norwegian journalist who has found herself at the centre of attention of the Indian media after her posts regarding Prime Minister Narendra Modi went viral, has once again defended her stance in a commentary published in a local newspaper.
• Lyng is now saying that it is the essential duty of a free press to put question in front of powerful leaders and to reject what she describes as 'controlled' political appearances.
• Lyng, in her commentary, has said that her question to the Indian PM, “Why don’t you take some questions from the freest press in the world?” is based out of Norway's belief in freedom of the press, as per HT.
• She also wrote, “I do not celebrate Norway’s Constitution Day on a Sunday only to refrain from using my freedom of the press on a Monday." What happened during Modi's Norway visit?
• Earlier this week, the...