There’s a man whose theatrics include maligning your mother instead of plainly “questioning” her. Arnab Goswami is trampling over the dignity of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, the mother of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and he’s doing it for TRPs.
It’s time to let the instinctive drive take over and become protective as a son, a daughter, and as the children of a family ravaged by assassinations and unwarranted criticisms.
Where’s your “enough is enough” moment, Rahul and Priyanka? If you’re not apologetic about your mother Sonia Gandhi being Italian and Christian, then it’s time you set some things straight by legally holding Arnab Goswami accountable for demonising your mother using baseless and false assumptions.
People say that those who forgave their father’s assassins would barely go all out to fight against someone who is insulting their mother on national TV on a whim. A part of it does make sense. But the fact that the killers of Rajiv Gandhi were punished and found guilty of their crime ensured that justice was served. Sonia Gandhi today, is facing one of the most vicious character assassinations. And the perpetrator has not been found guilty, yet.
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‘Italy wali Sonia Gandhi’
Arnab Goswami’s attack on Sonia Gandhi is valid only if it is political. But the minute you start referring to her as “Italy wali Sonia Gandhi” (Sonia Gandhi from Italy), who is sending reports to Italy of getting Hindu sadhus (sages) killed in India, is when you commit defamation. And this is defamation of a diabolical kind. He is not only attacking Sonia Gandhi for her former nationality but also her religion – Christianity. In fact, it’s disastrous even diplomatically, since Arnab claims that Italy will be lauding Sonia Gandhi for getting Hindu sadhus killed.
Yes, the Congress party and its youthful dynamic leaders can heap insults on Arnab. Or as Arnab has claimed, they can smear and attack his car with ink. But do you think any of this will have any effect on a person who has made a mockery of journalism?
If Arnab called himself a spokesperson of a political party and said what he said, most of us would not be outraged. Politics isn’t ever polite. But to run a channel as an editor-in-chief and defame people publicly is now turning into a dangerous trend that can spell anarchy in the near future in our country. Media should not be allowed to run trials where they name and shame people on fake assumptions. It’s legally punishable to do so.
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Gandhis must go legal
So how do we end this? By taking legal recourse. One that is purposeful and not just to intimidate. In fact, fighting legally in a democratic India, whose citizen Sonia Gandhi became in 1983 will not only set an example for the others who have a propensity for spewing hate against the Gandhis, especially Sonia, but also reinstate the faith of any person who has taken up citizenship of India that they are as equal and have the same rights as any person born in India. And they don’t have to suck up to the government to be respected, since it’s the Constitution of India that has awarded them these rights. Not the government of the day.
This is the good fight that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra need to fight. It will not only be personal, for their mother, but it will also be a message to the world and the people of India. It will convey loudly and clearly that anyone who chooses to become a citizen of India will be given dignity.
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Arnab’s jibe turns CAA on its head
What many people, especially those rooting for Arnab Goswami, are failing to see is that the entire premise of giving Indian citizenship to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been discredited by Arnab Goswami today. Why? When people from these communities will become citizens of India, is Arnab going to shout his lungs out by calling such people Pakistanis, Afghanis and Bangladeshis, like he does for ‘Antonia Maino’ by calling her “Itlay wali” all the time?
Will he be accusing people of being spies and traitors? What’s the whole point of giving citizenship if all you want to do is mock them and tell them they still have allegiance to their former nationalities? Ironically, the CAA is born out of the same Citizenship Act 1955 under which Sonia Gandhi got her citizenship.
Sonia Gandhi is Antonia Maino and to talk disparagingly about her identity should be legally taken up in a court. Arnab Goswami is resorting to bullying for TRPs. And this old trick has worked for far too long. The only spanner in this toxic competitiveness is a legal case that will hold him accountable for his actions.
But a violent recourse, as alleged by Goswami, will make the Congress party stoop to a level that’s not only petty but one that undermines its own vision of seeing India as a country that believes in the Constitution and rule of law.
The author is a political observer and writer. Views are personal.
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Poor Zainab!
Antonia Maino can deal with this and doesn’t need your crocodile tears.
Politics ain’t bean bag, and Ms. Maino can very well deal with this or any other press reports of a critical nature.
Can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen.
No concern of a journalist’s life in danger? Does Arnab has no freedom of speech to express himself like JNU/ Jamia graduates?
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CAA on its head
What many people, especially those rooting for Arnab Goswami, are failing to see is that the entire premise of giving Indian citizenship to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has been discredited by Arnab Goswami today. Why? When people from these communities will become citizens of India, is Arnab going to shout his lungs out by calling such people Pakistanis, Afghanis and Bangladeshis, like he does for ‘Antonia Maino’ by calling her “Itlay wali” all the time?
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Sonia Gandhi is Antonia Maino as writer says but has Sonia said so. There lies the duplicity. Writer is pushed physical smear attack on Arnab under carpet there lies duplicity of the writer….but then it would be attack on minorities and freedom of press if anything similar happens to her.
Poorly written…appears more of an opinion served in a congress party meeting behind closed doors. Embarrassing to read on a public forum.
We never pelt stone after tuesday pooja.. Christain never pelt stone after Sunday prayer. but why muslim only pelt stone after every friday prayer.? Why Muslim women are not allowed in friday prayer?
This was 711 BC when king dahir was killed and now hindu is history in Pakistan and Afganistan, her daughters and many hindus women were taken as sex slaves as per mohameds Quran.
Soon after millions of hindu killed by Islamic terrorist state in coming years thorughout 700AD to 1700AD and not even a single muslim acknowledge that .. For the acknowledge , The ram temple was below Babri and was resolved when BJP came and KK Mohamed told the truth.. Congress never showed interest to resolved. Qutubh minar is built using 27 jain temple. any one can visit and ask. Yet hindus are being labelled as Intolerant and communal.
There was no BJP and no RSS when temple where destroyed and hindu and sikh massacred
An order was accordingly given to the Brahman and was brought before Sultan. The true faith was declared to the Brahman and the right course pointed out. but he refused to accept it. A pile was risen on which the Kaffir with his hands and legs tied was thrown into and the wooden tablet on the top. The pile was lit at two places his head and his feet. The fire first reached him in the feet and drew from him a cry, and then fire completely enveloped him. Behold Sultan for his strict adherence to law and rectitude.
— Tarikh-i Firoz Shahi
Some Hindus had erected a new idol-temple in the village of Kohana, and the idolaters used to assemble there and perform their idolatrous rites. These people were seized and brought before me. I ordered that the perverse conduct of this wickedness be publicly proclaimed and they should be put to death before the gate of the palace. I also ordered that the infidel books, the idols, and the vessels used in their worship should all be publicly burnt. The others were restrained by threats and punishments, as a warning to all men, that no zimmi could follow such wicked practices in a Musulman country.
— Firuz Shah Tughluq, Futuhat-i Firoz Shah
Timur’s) soldiers grew more eager for plunder and destruction. On that Friday night, there were about 15,000 men in the city who were engaged from early eve till morning in plundering and burning the houses. In many places the impure infidel gabrs (of Delhi) made resistance. (…) Every soldier obtained more than twenty persons as slaves, and some brought as many as fifty or a hundred men, women and children as slaves of the city. The other plunder and spoils were immense, gems and jewels of all sorts, rubies, diamonds, stuffs and fabrics, vases and vessels of gold and silver. (…) On the 19th of the month Old Delhi was thought of, for many Hindus had fled thither. Amir Shah Malik and Ali Sultan Tawachi, with 500 trusty men, proceeded against them, and falling upon them with the sword despatched them to hell.
— Sharafuddin Yazdi, Zafarnama
We proceeded with the utmost speed, and, at once, made prisoners of 40,000 occasion-seeking and sedition-exciting Coorgis, who alarmed at the approach of our victorious army, had slunk into woods, and concealed themselves in lofty mountains, inaccessible even to birds. Then carrying them away from their native country (the native place of sedition) we raised them to the honour of Islam, and incorporated them into our Ahmedy corps.
— Tipu Sultan
he following is a translation of an inscription on the stone found at Seringapatam, which was situated in a conspicuous place in the fort:[85]
Oh Almighty God! dispose the whole body of infidels! Scatter their tribe, cause their feet to stagger! Overthrow their councils, change their state, destroy their very root! Cause death to be near them, cut off from them the means of sustenance! Shorten their days! Be their bodies the constant object of their cares (i.e., infest them with diseases), deprive their eyes of sight, make black their faces (i.e., bring shame).
he Muslim League responded by planning and carrying out a hartal (“general strike”) on 16 August 1946 (called Direct Action Day). Upon the request of Suhrawardy, Muslim League Chief Minister of Bengal, the Governor of Bengal Frederick Burrows declared a public holiday that day. The Congress and the Hindu Mahasabha in Bengal protested to this; they did not want to be seen as supporting the hartal. They urged the Hindus to instead keep their shops open and to continue their business as usual on that hartal day.On the afternoon of Direct Action Day Suhrawardy and another speaker Nazimuddin addressed a Muslim rally.[104] As soon as many of the listeners left the meeting they were reported to have started violently attacking the Hindus and looting their shops. Later Suhrawardy reportedly tried to get British officials to bring the army in but nothing happened until steps towards an army intervention began in the afternoon of 17 August.The Hindus, supported by Sikhs, in the city of Calcutta retaliated.[108] All these events are known as the Great Calcutta killings of 1946.
Christain killed so many hindus tribal in Goa and many part of the eastern India . Tribal were an Hindu who worship nature in different forms. but Today they have forgotten history and cursing Hindus. Let me tell you it was a NAZI Christian and Islamic army of ottoman which killed millions. It was USA christain which killed millions using ATOM BOMB. Hindus never had a history of attacking any human in history as aggressor and has always been defensive.
But when a hindu ask a question why killing a hindu has been so easy in India.. every one terms him /her communal.. But let me tell you Zainab.. We dont Ram truck on pedestrian , we dont stab like france, We dont bombed Aviana Grande london concert. We dont form a rape /sexual grooming gang in Europe. We didnt bomb twin tower and we dont destroyed and religious places anywhere in the world .
Muslims are fighting India in Kashmir , Muslims are fighting with Christain in Europe, Nigeria and Ghana, They are fighting with Buddhist in Srilanka, Thailand and Malaysia . They are fighting with communist in China Ugyrs, In Checniya Muslim sepratist fighting russia, in philipines -Marawi and New Zeland Mouri – Christains.. !! wants to establish islamic states and install sharia in belgium , france , germany , uk and Greece . ! we live in 200+ country but never destroyed the native culture and coexisted.! who are you to term as intolerant. Look at yourself so hate filled !
ZAINAB SIKANDER.
What about Antonio Maino Gandhi calling our Prime Minister “Maut Ka Saudagar”.?
When Rahul Pappu Gandhi calls our Prime Minister as Coward and Chor..?
Kejriwal calling our Prime Minister as Psychopath.?
Desh Sabb yaad rakhega.. Ee naya hindustan hai, sirf sunega nai, ghumake dega bhi..
Hypocrisy ab nahi chalegi..
Sirf sunega nahi, ghumale dega bhi…great apt reply
Country is dying. Economic crisis. I suppose Arnab belongs to affluent family and does not bother about economic crisis. All the hatredness he spread is okay. But one thing common poor Indian like me us deeply hurt by the episode, since no one cares for us as country is fighting against corona. We corona warriors are fighting without equipment. Kindly provide them equipments. Mr reporter We are dying. Our employment has gone. But reporter like Arnab are hiding Govt inefficiency by creating tamasha. My heart beats out. This is not a time to fight. This is time to ask questions from PM what they are doing to enhance GDP which is already down by demonetisation and GST. But my India need reporter who talk about development. I don’t want Hindu Muslim. I don’t count congress sin. They are out of power. I give vote to present Government. Please show report card of development of present Government Mr Arnab. Sonia is out of power due to their short coming. I want development now. Mr reporter show me development report of present Government. Congress is no more a party. It is finished due to their misdeeds. Please fight against corona it will pull back us to 1947. Listen the voice of poor like me. I need only development. No Hindu Muslim. No Sonia No congress. Just show me your progess report. Number of hospitals, school, roads, farmers, poor employment. Middle class etc. So please development.
Very good. There is no progress during last 6 years. Before 6 year no Hindu muslim in history.
Very sensible reporting.
Writer seems to be very mature person. I like your approach. I am very active in listening to the news channels. But now a days some news channels seems to be sold one. I am really sad. We live in democracy and when this democracy turns into dictator ship no one knows. Just one thing I as a Indian want development. Please only tell us what development work done by the Government. What is GDP of India. I do not want Hindu, muslim debate. I need development I need hospitals, I need journalist who can ask PM the questions on development. I do not want paid media. For God sake kindly give us independent media who can questions Government on development issues.
No shame at all arnab! What the point of complaining now? U r the one who put venom n stir up the issue? Freedom of speech is k but u don’t keep the rule what is to be asked n what is nt to be asked frm other people. U deserve to get the attack from any1.
Dear Arnab some say you are aggressive with words . So you are threatened will driving with your wife. Same people who justify illegal CAA PROTEST so that HINDU woman who are raped and forcefully converted in Pakistan are not allowed protection in INDIA. The same people will come hammer and tongs at you. But continue your battle as we all know what happens to HINDUS when they’re in minority . We all know what happens to HINDUS in pakistan .
While Zainab isn’t sparing any quarter to Arnab (and I agree with her too), the tonality of the article is partisan.
I would have otherwise thought that the articles has been written by a Congress fanboy
Indeed we are witnessing decline in standards of journalism including in this article
There are multiple breeds of Dog.
Where were you when modi (who is PM )was being disrespected through words .PM ko kuch bhi boldo chalega but Sonia ko kuch mat bolo
As expected The Print Come up with his venomnous and totally biased story. Good luck Print with your hypocritic and one sided story but there is one problem with your luck people now know the real character and intention of The Print.
Though most of the people in todays’s India has lost faith on most of the Judges and Justices but not on the judiciary per say . As suggested by the writer legal course would be the most effective way to tackle this venomous attack by this So called Journalist named:Arnab Goswami..
shame on you whole print media network…
Ha ha;
I believe you are great champion of press freedom?
Ek hi chot main, bilbilane lagi??
No, you are provoking Gandhis to fight your battle.
Your hatred of BJP and Arnab is leaving you sleepless.
You are right unless he is brought before law and tried for his defamatory conduct or for communal approach creating enmity between communities, Arnav will continue to do disservice to this great nation as well as to his fraternity. What kind of journalism they are following, instead of reporting for last many years journalists are being allowed to be judgemental as well as advocate of particular belief. I don’t think this is journalism as permissible under law. But who is bother? None. This implicitly give them impunity to say what they can whether their statements are defamatory or communal in nature or for that matter beyond the scope of guidelines of journalism. Perhaps, time has come to intervene and make the authorities to take action against such media houses. Rule of law must prevail otherwise anarchy will rule. Hope, somebody is listening.
Adv. Shakil Akhtar
Supreme Court of India
#9717214471
Is Quran not communal ? When. you will bring that in court for scrutiny
Mat ka shoudagar is right thing is not it?
I agree to the arguments suggested through The Print and I have been following Shekhar Ji for a long time now, through his Cut the Clutter Webisodes, and I truly learn so many things through it. But I still feel, that if Congress starts filing defamation cases against the journalist then, Modi might also do the same for most of the decorated journalists today. It is quite elaborate that Arnab is doing is a mockery of journalism and anyone, who tries to listen to his late night show for atleast 5 mins will understand this. But don’t you that the point he is speaking is valid. If instead of these Sadhus, some other minority person was lynched, there would have been a complete ruckus and incidents of mockery of our constitution. I don’t understand why as journalists, we only have to highlight wrong doings on minorities, and why do we loose focus on the majority population. This is what is giving fulcrum to Modi’s movement, because its just so easy to identify that you guys are ignoring the Hindus(not saying that because I am a Hindu) but I can see how the news is covered up and how its exaggerated in different scenarios.
The Print is a bad media.
Congress party is Anti Hindu…Reason: Sonia Gandhi is a Christian, Rahul Gandhi is a mixture of Muslim, Hindu and Christian.
What is it in the Nehru-Gandhi family that compels them to anoint only immediate family members as alter egos or heirs apparent? Obviously, their secrets regarding their political and financial misdeeds are such that there is no substitute for immediate family when it comes to trust and protection. The keys to the treasury must always be held by them, the keys to secret cupboards containing their corruption files must never be lost, be it the Bofors case, foreign bank accounts, smuggling of antiquities, to name a few. Hence, the need for an inner circle of family confidants, a second circle of trusted coteries, and an outer circle of sycophants and hangers on, who are given blandishments and retainers to keep the inner circle protected and take the blame, or do a cover up job whenever the need arises. When not in power, these coteries and sycophants must engineer and activate cover up networks, to hush up or obfuscate any exposures. Dynasty converts all the resources and tools of democracy towards achieving these ends, and perpetuate its continuance, while fooling the nation through homilies on transparency and zero tolerance to corruption. Ram Jethmalani
Hahahaha. This is hilarious. Arnab is leading a media trial. Okay. So was NDTV leading a media trial on Narendra Modi after the Gujarat riots?? Don’t be such an open and shameless ass-licker of the congress Ms Zainab!
Kis chamche se likhwaya bhai.. theprint to pakistani hI na
Welcome to media Mujaheed. When PM was called Facist , Jalald , Maut ka saudargar .. all was ok! One one gives a hoot.. But see how a islamic state mujaheed e islam got hurt and started an article overnight..! in favour of Italian Sonia Antonio Manio Mata. Does anyone knows Congress ideology of today is of islamic state and Hitler. Sonia Father was a elite member of Italy mussolini army who were in alliance with Nazi. Not to mention it was islamic army who supported Nazi in their world dominance and killing Jews
Ms Zainab, we all understand your hatred against Arnab Goswami.
But you must realise that for 80% of Indians, Arnab is a heroic figure, who was attacked by a gang of goons yesterday.
It was a very shameful act, presumably by the Congress party.
The attackers must be brought to justice, at the earliest..
Jai Hind?
Jai Modiji?
It is all very good madam to act as legal counsel for the Gandhi parivaar, but is it the job of a independent journalist to advise a political family on legal matters? I also request you to read the hate-inciting, abusive vomits of the casteist thug called Dilip Mandal who manages to find a “Dalit-upper caste”angle in every incident that takes place in India. My own view is that Dilip Mandal needs psychiatric help to get over his Nazi-like anti-brahmin phobia. It is a great shame that Mr Shekhar Gupta is allowing his mag (which does seem decent mostly) to be used for peddling caste hatred.
Sonia and Rahul and Priyanka may think they owe it to the Congress to stay in politics. They owe it to the country to go. Ramachandra Guha
Rajiv’s comment about me was, “I do not respond to every dog that barks.” My reply was, “Dogs bark when they see a thief.” RAM JETHMALANI in Sunday Guardian
Sonia did not protest then neither did her children.
What has become of Arnab- from an ANgry young man to a caricature.
” character assassinations” can only be done i someone has any character. Sonia has none. She and her family has looted the country and helped others to do so as well.
From the article it seems quite clear what is your stand on the attack. If you support this act then no doubt in near future such things will happen with your journalists too. Journalists needs to be together at such time. There’s a time to speak against each other’s views and there’s a time to fight together.
Its really fun to see how Arnab manages to get under the skin pseudo-seculars like Ms. Sikander.
TRPs?! Maybe. But the real reason Goswami is ranting against Sonia is because Modi-Shah fear her. Just as they fear Rahul Gandhi.
The moment they speak up, lapdogs like Goswami start barking! It’s because Modi- Shah know they can’t be bought. Even a Maharaja has a price. Any MP-MLA can be made to dance to a Gujarati dandiya with an ED summons, a few crores or a plum position. But the Gandhi family is different. They have their faults, but greed is not one of them. Perhaps that’s what unfortunately keeps their ambitions and energy levels low.
Yes, the Gandhi family should fight back. At least for the sake of those who do not have the resources to do so. But they should also take the barks as a compliment. The dogs are in a rage, because their masters are feeling the same.
The hypocrisy and the low quality content of this page is shocking. The blatant propaganda that they are running is against everything they seem to stand for. By publishing articles such as this, which barely acknowledges the victim (you might or might not agree with him or what he does or how he reacted) and completely demonising him, further alienates the people who support him or people who are in the middle and lowers the credibility of what you have to say.
There is no journalist who stooped so low as Arnab Goswami. He would simply charge like a bull and impose his views on any one even when other’s opinion are true and correct. He is the super spreader of communal disharmony in the country by calling people names. All this he did to please his political bosses .
What is communal and communal harmony !?
I saw your name, and I realized that you are a Muslim. Arnab Goswami’s free speech is important, and you must realize the blatant hypocrisy that none of the Congress leaders condemned the lynching of the Hindu sandhu. This smacks of blatant Hinduphobia from the anti-national Congress Party, which is only good at Muslim parasite appeasement.
Understand that Sonia Maimo can be insulted freely because India is a free country. After all, Muslim cockroaches insult Sri Narendra Modiji, don’t they?
the author is provoking people instead of reporting facts.he appears to be equally guilty. it clear that not only politics but journalists are also are intolerant of opinions .it is a pity that editor of print allows such articles.
Why enough is enougb when you can send goons to attack? Aren’t they experts at these thugery and goondaism?
Gandhi’s should not go legal but they should be ashamed of palghar incident and leave to Italy.#Pseudo -secular’s
“The Gandhis”.
Corrupt, no educational qualifications, enjoyed unearned inheritance for too long.
A duffer Prince, dynamic & strategic is all he knows.
Please fade away with some dignity. India is tired of you.
Some people are beneath contempt. It would dignify them to respond. Which is not to say that AG has not broken several laws. He seems genuinely perturbed. One hopes Republic TV is bleeding serious money.
Mam, nobody asked your views. In a way you are entitled to your views so does Arnab….only difference is both are on opposite side. Isn’t it?
Why are you so biased. Once I was also partisan like you but then I realised that we all shall become tolerant of each other’s views. I don’t support him (arnab) but in a democracy he has got the right to speak like you media people. Don’t stop people from speaking because you hate the same thing when done by the side you are biased against.
You(author) and Congress feeling so weak. Haha this is coming from your post. Don’t worry take chill pill. Congress is in bad shape nowadays and don’t take it on yourself otherwise you will be sad and depressed because of them. And remember they are also corrupt as they are politicians who have looted India sometimes back with their multiple scams.
“Gandhis must go legal”. This must be the funniest joke I read today.
That much about big bragging about tolerance!