"Define traitor."
"I would urge you not to get involved."
"I just want to know the definition of a traitor."
"And why would you want to know that? Are you a double agent? Are you working for India? Are you taking money from an enemy country and selling them our national security down the line?"
"None of the above!"
"Hey, all the films I have ever seen define a traitor as a double agent, or working for an enemy country or selling our national security plans."
"Well, that definition must be expanded a bit."
"As a newspaper person, have you ever written articles in support of India?"
"Good heavens, no! And that's a challenge even for the Modiites because Modi has taken decisions that are simply not compatible with India's claim of a secular state and..."
"Hey, it's not for you to reason why, it's for you to do or die."
"OK, calm down, but as I said earlier I work for a newspaper which is not incompatible with being a patriot for your information."
"Well, there are certain domestic baddies, currently under investigation for corruption, who you must not interview for your channel or paper."
"That worked well for the founder of the MQM but..."
"There is no but."
"I will say one thing namely that a traitor can also be defined as one who abrogates the constitution of the country and a traitor who acknowledges on television that he abrogated the constitution..."
"Our army has specifically stated that judicial decisions must be in line with the country's constitution."
"Indeed, and I rest my case."
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