Even after reading the mainstream newspapers, many readers were left wondering that what Varun Gandhi had exactly said in his communal and provocative speech at an election rally in Pilibhit?The situation arose because strangley most of newspapers didn't report the offensive parts of the speech. Rather, the less provocative part was mentioned in the newspapers.
Take the example of Hindustan Times. It mentioned that Varun said if anyone raises a finger at Hindus then I swear on Gita that I will cut the hand. But this is the least of provocative part from his speech.
Even if the correspondents had seen the video footage on any of the channels, they could have realised that Varun had said lot more. The speech was inflammatory because he allegedly used the word 'katua' (circumcised) for Muslims and vowed to kill them.
On murder, rape and cowslaughter
The words could have been replaced by asterixes but the newspapers didn't report this at all, leaving the readers perplexed. Even the next day, HT's senior journalist Shekhar Iyer who covers the BJP beat reported the same sentence without mentioning the inflammatory lines about Muslims and wild charges about rapes of Hindu girls and cowslaughter or the comment regarding Pakistan.
The Times of India was no better. The Hindu was an exception. One reason was that print journalists didn't bother to watch the barely 2.36 minute video clip available on the internet and websites of other news channels. There is another reason.
Excess reliance on news agencies
The reliance on news agencies. The agencies like PTI are always extra cautious. They didn't report the harsh words and the extreme parts about the statement. The desk guys didn't take the trouble to find out more. Neither the reporters did.
As a result the readers who hadn't watched the video on TV channels, couldn't understand why the speech was considered so offensive that everybody was gunning for Gandhi junior and asking for his arrest.
3 comments:
Excellent blog.In the storm of life we struggle through myriads of stimuli of pressure, stress, and muti-problems that seek for a solution and answer. We are so suppressed by the routine of this every life style that most of us seem helpless. However, if we look closely to ancient techniques we shall discover the magnificent way to understand and realize the ones around us and mostly ourselves. If only we could stop for a moment and allow this to happen. May all beings be happy (Loka Samastha Sukhino Bhavanthu)
The ancient Hindu philosophy of keepiing mind and body for the well being, has entered the managerial, medical and judicial domain of the world. Today it has found its place as an alternative to the theory of modern management and also as a means to bring back the right path of peace and prosperity for the human beings. Let me bow to Indian Maharishi Veda Vysa with folded hands who helped in removing the impurities of the mind through his writings on Vedas, impurities of speech through his writings on puranas, and impurities of body through his writings on other sacred texts.
The Holy Gita is the essence of the Vedas, Upanishads. It is a universal scripture applicable to people of all temperaments and for all times. It is a book with sublime thoughts and practical instructions on Yoga, Devotion, Vedanta and Action. It is profound in thought and sublime in heights of vision. It brings peace and solace to souls that are afflicted by the three fires of mortal existence, namely, afflictions caused by one's own body (disease etc), those caused by beings around one ( e.g. wild animals, snakes etc.), and those caused by the gods (natural disasters, earth-quakes, floods etc).
Email Marketing
veyr handy, thanx a lot for this blog ..... This is what I was looking for.
KUTTE NE INSAAN KO KAATA PAR INSAAN TO INSAAN THA WO KUTTE KO KAAT NAHI SAKA RAJNEETI WO CHEEZ HAI JAHA SIRF KAMAYEE HOTI HAI PARLIAMENT ME LAKHO KE NOTE DIKHAKAR{PURI DANYA NE WO TAMASHA DEKHA THA DEMOCRACY KA} YA MANDIR MASJID KI AAR ME NARENDER ADWANI JAISE NETA HO YA RAJEEV JAISE JO PEECHHE SE WAR KARTE HAI BJP MANDIR BANAYEGI CONGRESS NARENDER KE GUJRAAT JAISE SHARMNAAK HADSE KO YAAD DILAKAR AANSU BAHANE PAR MAJBOOR KARTE HAI" RAFI KA WO GAANA YAAD AATA HAI "SAB KE REHTE LAGTA HAI JAISE KOI NAHI HAI MERA KOI NAHI HAI MERA SURAJ KO CHHONE NIKLA THA AAYA HAATH SAVERA" HAM SAB HINDU MUSLIM SIKH EESAYEE SAB WATAN KE BETE HAI BHAI HAI BHARAT MATA KI OLAD HAI JAI HIND
Post a Comment