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An Anonymous Patron writes "Ban of blogs stirs outrage from India to Silicon ValleyBy K. Oanh HaMercury News Outraged Internet users from New Delhi to Silicon Valley are blasting India's government for shutting off access to millions of blogs, drawing comparisons of the world's largest democracy to the authoritarian censorship of China and Iran. http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/150 82363.htm ``A lot of people are saying, `Wait a minute. This can't be happening in India. China, yes. Pakistan, understandable','' said Fremont blogger Sabahat Ashraf, who has several blogs that attract readers from India but now can't be read in India. ``People are startled and distressed.''"