The freedom of speech in India was never at its best to begin with. Libel and blasphemy laws in India basically allow anyone to be shut up. It is not that Indians are losing freedom-of-speech, it is that they never had most of it, to begin with.
Indian government has been pressurizing Google, Facebook, Twitter etc. to preemptively clear messages that are not in line with blasphemy laws.
A 21 year old is arrested for updating her facebook status and so the girl who "liked" it. See http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/21-year-old-girl-he...
To change anything in India for better, you have to sacrifice your family and your life. It is tough to challenge politicians with or without power in almost all cases. They are rich and have the strongest of connections.