Why can’t we see BJP chief ministers like Devendra Fadnavis, Bhupendra Patel, Mohan Yadav or Vishnu Deo Sai and Mohan Chandra Majhi under attack? It's about time we recognise them.
Times Now, India Today, News 18 India and ABP News showed live coverage of protests over claims that a new definition of the Aravalli Hills would allow large-scale mining.
On Monday, Modi delivered an aggressive speech, which TV news pounced upon with relish, sensing a good fight ahead—‘PM tears into Opposition’, ‘belt treatment', 'big attack'.
The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.
TV news channels assured viewers that once the cloud-seeding was completed, rain could be expected anytime. 'Jab chaho, baarish kar lo,' claimed Times Now Navbharat.
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.
That holier than thou attitude is not deserved by ThePrint.
The hypocrisy stands out when the author passes judgement, with sarcasm, on the work of other media outlets. It would be honest of her if she were to instead look at her own organization and introspect.
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Consider these articles which got published in the course of the past week.
“Why Nirmala Sitharaman 2.0 is good for finance ministry, govt & even the economy-If corporate India and the stock markets want stability, and PM Modi wants someone who unquestioningly follows his directions, then Sitharaman is the right person for the job.”
– ThePrint on 11th June.
(I commented on that article. The fatuousness is apparent in the sub-heading itself.)
“Why Nirmala Sitharaman will be the ideal choice as Finance Minister in Modi 3.0?”
-The Week, 10th June
“View: Why Nirmala Sitharaman is PM Modi’s best bet in the finance ministry”
-The Hindustan Times, 13th June.
Considering those lavish expressions of faith made by so many in harmony, one would expect to read at least a couple of decent, credible testimonials that do justice to the surfeit of capabilities possessed by the deserving person.
Alas, there is only one testimonial that one can make out, and it is common to all the three. It is that the Hon. FM is faithful to the Hon PM, and has the latter’s trust.
Just as one is about to conclude that the position is not of a finance minister but of a PA, one of them (HT) puts forth this, “It was under her leadership in the ministry that India successfully conducted the cross-border surgical strike against Pakistan in Balakot.”
There is one more educative opinion which is commonly held by all the three. That the economy is the stock market.
The rest in those articles is mostly fluff. Like the one in The Week that the Hon. FM replaced the colonial-era Budget briefcase with a bahi-khata for the Union Budget. (Shattering!)
Another says, “The Modi government took out public sector banks from the twin balance sheet problem to be the realm of the twin balance sheet advantage”.
That is amazingly revelatory! It spills the beans!!
The “tame” HT, unlike ThePrint, at least had the mettle to declare that what was published was an opinion piece.
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A one-time fluke! I doubt it. The orchestrated fandom refuses to be discreet anymore.
Look at another gem of an article by ThePrint that I discovered. today.
“India’s market cap grew faster under UPA than Modi govt, but other indicators faster in past decade ”
-ThePrint, 8th June 2024.
The author states, “In response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of stock market manipulation by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders — particularly Narendra Modi and Amit Shah — BJP leader Piyush Goyal held a press conference Friday in which he highlighted several achievements of the Modi government with regard to the stock market.”
The article agreeingly narrates the details given by the Government about how superlative the performance of the stock market has been under its regime.
There is not a single thought by the author about how the glowing self-praise is adequate justification for invalidating the accusations.
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The obsequiousness to Government and Party is hard to miss nowadays.
In reality, ThePrint is the B-Team of the Godi Media.
Tut tut.
That holier than thou attitude is not deserved by ThePrint.
The hypocrisy stands out when the author passes judgement, with sarcasm, on the work of other media outlets. It would be honest of her if she were to instead look at her own organization and introspect.
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Consider these articles which got published in the course of the past week.
“Why Nirmala Sitharaman 2.0 is good for finance ministry, govt & even the economy-If corporate India and the stock markets want stability, and PM Modi wants someone who unquestioningly follows his directions, then Sitharaman is the right person for the job.”
– ThePrint on 11th June.
(I commented on that article. The fatuousness is apparent in the sub-heading itself.)
“Why Nirmala Sitharaman will be the ideal choice as Finance Minister in Modi 3.0?”
-The Week, 10th June
“View: Why Nirmala Sitharaman is PM Modi’s best bet in the finance ministry”
-The Hindustan Times, 13th June.
Considering those lavish expressions of faith made by so many in harmony, one would expect to read at least a couple of decent, credible testimonials that do justice to the surfeit of capabilities possessed by the deserving person.
Alas, there is only one testimonial that one can make out, and it is common to all the three. It is that the Hon. FM is faithful to the Hon PM, and has the latter’s trust.
Just as one is about to conclude that the position is not of a finance minister but of a PA, one of them (HT) puts forth this, “It was under her leadership in the ministry that India successfully conducted the cross-border surgical strike against Pakistan in Balakot.”
There is one more educative opinion which is commonly held by all the three. That the economy is the stock market.
The rest in those articles is mostly fluff. Like the one in The Week that the Hon. FM replaced the colonial-era Budget briefcase with a bahi-khata for the Union Budget. (Shattering!)
Another says, “The Modi government took out public sector banks from the twin balance sheet problem to be the realm of the twin balance sheet advantage”.
That is amazingly revelatory! It spills the beans!!
The “tame” HT, unlike ThePrint, at least had the mettle to declare that what was published was an opinion piece.
————————-
A one-time fluke! I doubt it. The orchestrated fandom refuses to be discreet anymore.
Look at another gem of an article by ThePrint that I discovered. today.
“India’s market cap grew faster under UPA than Modi govt, but other indicators faster in past decade ”
-ThePrint, 8th June 2024.
The author states, “In response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of stock market manipulation by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders — particularly Narendra Modi and Amit Shah — BJP leader Piyush Goyal held a press conference Friday in which he highlighted several achievements of the Modi government with regard to the stock market.”
The article agreeingly narrates the details given by the Government about how superlative the performance of the stock market has been under its regime.
There is not a single thought by the author about how the glowing self-praise is adequate justification for invalidating the accusations.
————————
The obsequiousness to Government and Party is hard to miss nowadays.
In reality, ThePrint is the B-Team of the Godi Media.
How long will this gloating by Modi haters in the media continue?