"I believe a society where you don't give anyone a chance to express their anger via art, very dangerous people are born there. They then tell the same thing with the help of a gun and bullets," the 63-year-old said at a press conference called here Tuesday to support Aseem.

"So It's very important in a free society to create spaces where the angst of the young finds expression. Dissent is the life blood of a free society, that is the wealth," he added.