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This evening @fayedsouza hosted #thepolicedialogues with @_NehaSinha, Devika Nadig and D Sivanandhan to discuss the very pertinent question—“Are police officers citizen friendly?” Key takeaways below (1/n) @IPF_ORG 
Former Mumbai Police Commissioner—Mr. D Sivanandhan argued that the #IndianPolice are not unfriendly towards citizens. Through pandemics, earthquakes, floods and tragedies the police have always been the first responders to a crisis. (2/n)
Yet the colonial legacy, the Indian Police Act, 1861 and the one-sided portrayal of police in the media creates this perception of an unfriendly police force, opined Mr. Sivanandhan. (3/n)
