Cricket star Harbhajan Singh expressed his anger over the manner in which TV Channels [wasn't it Star News?], mocked at the Indian cricketers after they had lost the first test to South Africa.
Today Harbhajan blasted the channels for irresponsible reporting and rightly so. By terming three playes as 'Three Idiots', the channels did cross the line. It was neither reporting nor editorial comment, but plain defamation.
Harbhajan is right when he says that an idiot can't take 350 wickets. In fact, TV channels don't have the right to call anybody an idiot, even if someone has made a contribution or not. It's true that Harbhajan Singh, though flippant at times, is a hero.
Earlier also, programmes like 'Match ke Mujrim' have made fun of players. When they score well or take wickets they are eulogised but the very next day they are mocked. Criticism should be healthy and within limits of decency.
You can either praise some one or point out their mistakes. But everybody can make mistakes and it's not a crime. You shouldn't berate them and try to humiliate them. TV doesn't have this right. It's high time the honchos of the media houses learnt it.
