It was not sparing Modi, and his political major domo and now president of the Bharatiya Janata party, Amit Shah, that Teesta committed the crime of
lese majesty.
Her large libel awards were partly because of
lese majesty. As a commoner, I did not even get back my $1,000 back.
"Then I told him off a bit." Oh, the
lese majesty! "And he said, 'Tell me more.
The country's
lese majesty laws protect the Thai royal family, making it an offence to insult the monarchy.
As a result of mass manipulation and the strict enforcement of the
lese majesty, King Bhumibol is revered as a semi-god and viewed as the most stabilizing factor in Thai politics.