Read the paragraph carefully to fill the blanks. Choose from the words given below.
Confining renowned figures
within the walls of idol worship, removing them from any real public
engagement, __1__ them to heavily garlanded histories no one can question or
think deeply about, are __2__ of an authoritarian __3__ rather than a vibrant
democracy. It's related to the desire to shield current politicians from
criticism - witness Mamata Banerjee's ___4__ response to a harmless cartoon
recently. Indians are famously argumentative, with long histories of radical
thought and free speech. Today, when they're surrounded by 24-hour media and
global communications, trying to curb free thought is __5__. For those
politicians trying it - the joke is only on them.
Choose the words from this list: A) Bullying B) Hallmarks C) Relegating
D) Regime E) Ludicrous
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