Statutory warning: Like cigarettes, the Indian media is injurious to your health

[PakSword]

My empathy is not only with Muslims lynched on suspicion of carrying beef. My empathy is with all oppressed, including farmers committing suicide and migrant laborers who died of hunger or at least went hungry because they didn't have money to buy food.

I only gave one example. You can list all of them here no problem.

 

[jamahir]

Tyagi would dish it out just as good to the BJP, please look some of his stuff up.

keep trolling, PDF

I used to tell my mother whenever we would watch Aaj Tak talks ( we no longer watch Aaj Tak ) that Sambit Patra is a snake.

 

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My empathy is not only with Muslims lynched on suspicion of carrying beef. My empathy is with all oppressed, including farmers committing suicide and migrant laborers who died of hunger or at least went hungry because they didn't have money to buy food.

first taking care of yourself and then bothering about the whole world's problems may be a better strategy.

 

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I used to tell my mother whenever we would watch Aaj Tak talks ( we no longer watch Aaj Tak ) that Sambit Patra is a snake.

He's a grunt, a tough guy who defends the party position.

Go see some other tyagi videos where he was acting all cocky and misbehaving.

Too bad he didn't take better care of himself that he died from a good put down by Patra.

 

[jamahir]

first taking care of yourself and then bothering about the whole world's problems may be a better strategy.

Sorry I am not Mukesh Ambani to construct a 27-storey house for my family of five and forget about India's ( and the world's ) real and persistent problems.

I quote Wikipedia about this building:

Tata Group former chairman Ratan Tata said Antilia is an example of rich Indians' lack of empathy for the poor. Tata said, "The person who lives in there should be concerned about what he sees around him and asking can he make a difference. If he is not, then it's sad because this country needs people to allocate some of their enormous wealth to finding ways of mitigating the hardship that people have." "It makes me wonder why someone would do that. That's what revolutions are made of.

 

[jamahir]

Go see some other tyagi videos where he was acting all cocky and misbehaving.

Too bad he didn't take better care of himself that he died from a good put down by Patra.

I must say those are cruel words.

He's a grunt, a tough guy who defends the party position.

What if the party position is wrong ? Should he continue defending anyway ?

 

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Sorry I am not Adani or Ambani to construct a 27-storey house for my family of five and forget about India's ( and the world's ) real and persistent problems.

how much of the world do you want to fix ?

only India ? what about Africa ?

it is beyond your scope/ability to fix

this perfect communist utopia where workers own everything, no religion, 1000% equality, no borders.. this is all BS

better come back to reality soon

 

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What if the party position is wrong ? Should he continue defending anyway ?

what is right or wrong ? that will always be subjective.

Patra is a loyal footsoldier of his party, certainly not a murderer or whatever you were alleging he be booked and arrested under.

 

[jamahir]

how much of the world do you want to fix ?

only India ? what about Africa ?

it is beyond your scope/ability to fix

One can try. Either as part of a progressive state or part of a progressive movement or as a progressive individual ( like Carlos - the jackal ).

I have recently created this thread to put across a new economic system that combines traditional socialist thought plus inspiration from China's 'Social Credits' system plus some of my idea.

Discussion on it will refine it and in some months I can perhaps pitch it to progressive movements in India, for a start.

this perfect communist utopia where workers own everything, no religion, 1000% equality, no borders.. this is all BS

better come back to reality soon

Reality was USSR for 69 years as a superpower. Reality was another state like Libya for 42 years. India, which has existed for more than those periods, how do you think it has fared socially and economically compared to those countries ?

 

[Shantanu_Left]

Indian media has been shitty for decades now.

Regarding Tyagi's death and blaming Patra,
well, it was a political debate, if he had weak heart & his party did not care and still sent him in to handle such high pressure situations - who is to blame.

No one except Tyagi & Congress asked him to be on any debates.

And Patra did not physically assault him. He was there for debate and he did just that.
If the other guy croaks unable to handle the heat - unfortunate but it's his and his party's fault.

It's like sending a heart patient to play in NBA match and blame the opposing team when that player dies....Tragic but the logic is hilarious.

Indian media certainly should come with a statutory warning.

 

[Shantanu_Left]

That religious dhonngi is considered a leader in India. He rapes temple prostitutes.

 

[pothead]

Indian media certainly should come with a statutory warning.

As opposed to which countries media?

 

[pothead]

That religious dhonngi is considered a leader in India. He rapes temple prostitutes.

Your vitriol Seems to apply only to Hindu leaders though.
Oh wait, are you by chance a "dear friend" of old Joe?

 

[Khan vilatey]

Statutory warning: Like cigarettes, the Indian media is injurious to your health

A Congress spokesman had heart attack and died on being insulted by BJP counterpart on TV

Published: August 16, 2020 08:59

Swati Chaturvedi, Special to Gulf News

Indian “news channels” should now carry a mandatory health warning: ‘Watching this content is injurious to you and the participants’ health’.


The “normal” content of these channels is usually bigotry, majoritarianism, sensationalism (a pretend autopsy was carried out on the late Sushant Singh Rajput), shouty fake debates with the “anchor” hectoring his “panel” and uncritical Narendra Modi worship.

If this hate mongering content were not bad enough, a Congress party spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi suffered a heart attack minutes after he was called a “traitor” by BJP party spokesman Sambit Patra last week in a “show”. His broken young wife sobbed post the funeral and said Tyagi’s last words were: “In logo nei mujhey maar diya” (these people have killed me). Tragically, Tyagi’s final debate was on a show that calls itself “Dangal,” which when literally translated means a wrestling match.

As a print and broadcast journalist with over two decades of experience, I can only say any media organisation which claims that a wrestling match is remotely akin to journalism is making an epic fool of the viewer.

These alleged “news channels” have a broken business model where they pass off shouting as “news” and garbage as content. One Hindi channel not so long ago used to claim that gods would be coming to blows. Another has the dubious distinction of having an editor and chief executive officer who went to jail for alleged extortion.

Both these “editors” were honoured guests at the Government of India banquet held by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for visiting United States President Donald Trump.

The reason I share this with you, faithful reader of SWAT analysis, is that this is the real nexus. All these channels amply funded and licensed by the Government of India exist as propaganda weapons for the government.

The hate they peddle and spin as news is weaponised on the what’s app groups run by the ruling BJP. Guileless viewers, who still believe they are consumers of “news,” are in reality, victims of fake news and propaganda.

Campaign weapon
Before every election, the channels run ridiculous debates where they rant about “anti-nationals”. No real journalist would spin pure hate the way they do. Hours are devoted to lies about an actor’s death, masjid versus mandir and attacking the Opposition.

The government is never asked any questions. One female anchor actually laughed along with BJP leader Ram Madhav and echoed him as he said on air: “We have Amit Shah” about toppling an Opposition government. The same senior journalist actually went public after the death of Arun Jaitley, BJP leader, saying: “Who will I talk to every morning?” in her tribute to Jaitley. Incidentally, Jaitley was called “Bureau Chief” by the media in a tribute to his media management.

Another female editor, who runs a partisan wire service, incredibly said on television: “Operation Kamal was not successful in Rajasthan this time. But, at no point in time one should assume the party would give up.” “Operation Kamal” is the benign name that the uncritical media has given the BJP’s attempts at toppling democratically elected state governments. The “editor” is unabashed about her allegiance to the BJP and the joke of a wire service is given hugely lucrative contracts by the government.

In Modi’s second term, things have come to such a pass that his office decides the “run order” (how news bulletins are shown) of some Panna Pramukh channels. The editor sends the news list and gets approval.

These are criminal acts of subversion by the media, possibly worse than what they did during Indira Gandhi’s emergency. At that time LK Advani, founder BJP president, had memorably said: “The media was asked to bend, it crawled.” Now most of the Indian media is prostrate at Modi’s feet.

The imploding economy, the wonky implementation of the Goods and Services Tax, the Chinese aggression and occupation of India’s territory, the migrant workers reduced to starvation, the alarming spread of the pandemic COVID-19 and the lackadaisical government response - none of this is reported or debated by the news channels.

So what is “news” for them?

The endless glory of Modi in Ayodhya for the brick laying ceremony of the Ram mandir. The channels went to town reporting that Modi had been in office now longer than any non-Congress prime minister. They forgot to mention that he is the longest serving prime minister of India, who has refused to address a press conference during both his terms.

That’s not “news”.

Cigarettes are injurious to your health, but Indian news channels practically kill and dismantle minds.

truedat

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[Shantanu_Left]

Your vitriol Seems to apply only to Hindu leaders though.
Oh wait, are you by chance a "dear friend" of old Joe?

I am only against idolatry in all forms. Modi worship by you guys sickens me!!

Yes, Joe is a friend. As are some of the Pakistani posters here.