Questions, questions, questions and more questions.
What is the truth about Sushant’s death? (CNN News18); Case covered up after murder? (Times Now); Sushant’s death ‘normal’? (Republic TV); Where did Rhea get her money? (CNN News18); What is the ‘sly girl’s’ source of income? (India TV); Who’s behind Rhea’s machinery? (Republic TV); Rhea and Sushant Singh Rajput went on Europe holiday — what changed after that? (India Today); Why is Mahesh Bhatt quiet? (Times Now)
NewsNation said there were thousands of questions related to Sushant Singh Rajput and Rhea Chakraborty.
Now it’s our turn to ask the questions. Here are five:
— Who will question the questioners?
— Who will question TV news anchors and reporters about the non-stop tabloid TV coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, which has now clocked almost three weeks?
— Who will question their motives behind the character assassination of so many individuals who may or may not have a role to play in what may or may not be Rajput’s death by suicide?
— Who will question their right to play the police, the prosecutor, judge, jury and `journalist’?
— Who will hold them accountable?
Oh, and yes, one more: ‘#JusticeForRajput’ is the popular hashtag on channels like Republic TV and Times Now. But who will bring the likes of them to justice for all the injustices they have committed in the name of ‘Breaking News’?
Also read: Indians find the perfect villain in Rhea Chakraborty. It says more about India than her
The coverage is an injustice
From the most trivial pursuit of Rhea Chakraborty’s apparent fondness for clothes to the most serious charge of murder, there is nothing that news channels have not ‘exposed’. And they don’t care whether they will be proved right or wrong, eventually. They just want an ‘Explosive Exclusive’, in Times Now’s inimitable phrase.
From the TV cameras peering into the ambulance that carried Sushant’s body to the fake autopsies; from examining the green cloth found hanging in his bedroom that day to the photographs of his bruised neck in order to ‘prove’ that he wasn’t hanging; from doctors speculating on his possible depression to excerpts from his WhatsApp messages; from discussing the film producers and directors he worked with or those who supposedly ignored him to his cook, his friends, his former manager, his former girlfriend; from his films contracts, his financial status to his personal letter to his family; from video clips of him in his films to reconstructions of his life and his holiday in Europe last year where he allegedly had “hallucinations” — in the name of giving him ‘justice’, the news channels have stripped him of everything but his skin.
Rhea Chakraborty has been subjected to the same scrutiny, except that in her case it has been entirely negative and one-sided. News channels have only reported against her. There is not even a pretence of being objective here.
Everyone the channels have interviewed has been asked leading questions to implicate Rhea Chakraborty and her family. Her bank accounts have been scrutinised threadbare, her call data records have been examined – where Times Now found the initials ‘AU’ and then innocently said that Aditya Thackeray’s name had come up in the Supreme Court hearing.
We have read her WhatsApp messages, heard the questions she was asked by the Enforcement Directorate, the parties she attended, the “honey trap” she laid for Sushant Rajput, how she alienated his affections from his family, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. News channels have snapped up every morsel of information they could obtain from Sushant’s bereaved family and flung it at us, hoping we will gulp it down, hungrily.
Sushant Rajput’s manager Disha Salian, who also was declared to have died by suicide, has been dragged into the controversy – despite her parents’ pleas to the media to let her rest in peace. No such luck. News channels have been doing everything they can to establish a link between Sushant’s death and hers. No RIP for her nor for Sushant.
Also read: Aatma, autopsy, jadu—After Ayodhya, TV news went right back to magnificent Sushant obsession
Can the lawless be controlled?
We need to ask the news channels, the anchors and the reporters this: how did they gain access to call records, bank statements, post-mortem photographs, contracts, etc? Isn’t this an invasion of privacy? Isn’t it against the law? Are news channels allowed to name and defame anyone they choose to with impunity?
Can they simply look someone in the face and declare them depressed or not depressed? Can they conduct fake autopsies and decide the cause of death
Who will ask them these questions on behalf of decency, if nothing else? More significantly, who will answer for all that is being perpetrated in the name of news?
The unfortunate answer is no one.
And so the film hero, the ‘outsider’ who became a superstar surpassing expectations, has been reduced to a victim of Rhea Chakraborty, her ‘machinery’ by news channels chasing viewership ratings at any cost. Who’s next?
Views are personal.
Next time someone mentions that media is paid, I’ll remember the print.
The writer of this article solely questioned the methods used by popular media which were akin to invasion of privacy. Why is the need to hound him with all grave comments ?
This country is possibly beyond repair.
If you have some iota of respect for the deceased, you would understand that he will benefit from a fair and expedited trial.
Not a one sided hounding of Rhea Chakraborty even if she is absolutely guilty.
Sorry to whoever wrote this for the kind of crass comments here. You are absolutely right about what you wrote
This is powered by Team Rhea
I only have one question to ask you-How much did u charge to write this piece of crap?
#justice for sushant
The writer of this article should die in SHAME. The language is good but don’t try to fool us. Public is well aware of the culprits and such foolish articles can’t sway their opinion so don’t even fret on it buddy. Yeah.. Rot in hell (plzz) for selling out your morals for some bucks!
Not sure what your agenda is… To discredit other media or just to create negative publicity for yourself? Whatever drove you to write this idiotic and insane piece of crap article will make people stop subscribing and actually even appearing on our Google/Bing News Feed…. So whatever it is, you are not only stupid because this will hopefully make you lose your job… I am taking stupid media like yours out of my daily feeds… Bye bye The Print and your garbage
Shameless the print…my foot
How much have you all been paid ? Keep writing but we are his fans we wont stop… atleast his channel is talking about facts… others are just non existing….
Where were you when media was talking shit that how sushant was depressed? Just because he is dead that doesn’t mean we and his family don’t get hurt by those news.
If Mumbai Police and Maha Govt. do not work properly, then who will question them? They are acting suspiciously. Everyone was assured that it was suicide , but the behaviour of police is very unexpected.
The author certainly has some ideological conflicts with these channels.
Who cares for you man…when the whole world is wanting to know the truth… we are with the Republic and Times now and all those who are exposing people and pimps like you.
You started late. Try to catch up.
I support Republic TV the only news channel who are fighting on behalf people.
Why don’t you add the Print’s name to that list who have tried to tarnish Sushant’s families name just because they raised questions on Rhea and her involvement. Your biased one sided shameless article which referred to Bihari families as toxic branding them collectively as cow-belt India. You’ve stooped to a new level of hypocrisy by judging someone else when your standard of fairness are deplorable.
Print is being paid by Bollywood Mafia and Rhea to write such articles. It’s really pathetic to see that you guys can write anything for money ( North indian families can’t handle girl friends etc) and then question other journalists. I dare you to post this as you have conveniently switched off the comments.
This article is atrocious . You too are equally prejudiced against investigative journalism. You too have your political masters. You are also not to be taken seriously. In this country where police is politically backed my only hope is on Supreme Court and investigative journalism( however populist or loud mouthed). Your mealy-mouthed and oh so propah stance is hugely suspect and partisan. So shut your ruddy mouth and let the public decide what to believe and what not to. You are an agenda based presstitute.
I’m reading this because I want to see how much low you can stoop!
Thanks & regards.
Just wait you heartless idiots for a couple of weeks ….Let CBI takes over the case……..When the truth will see the broad daylight……….you will change your opinions.. Take my words… and don’t sell your conscience for a couple of bucks.. you people are disgrace to journalism itself…… Dont call your journalists…..if you want easy money just find a customer in red light areas ……
Who are you to decide that other news channel are wrong. All departments are doing their job. I think you forgot that ‘if there’s smoke there’s fire”. So please keep your mouth shut.
Something was not good or something is hiding. One cannot easily say that he died because of suicide. I think you also know as a well recognized journalist that a person who is suffering from depression , his / her friends will help him, contact his family members but these things not happen in this case.
i am sorry to say that peoples like you are main culprit to support devils.
Now i have some question for you.
1. Why only rhea & her family members are under investigation.
2. Why in each company that is created with Sushant’s money there are two compulsory directors’ namely rhea & her brother.
3. Why his depression state was hiding from his family members.
4. If a person is in depression, no friend or family members will leave at that time , then why his so called rhea leave him at his crucial time even if she know that he is in depression. “THAT’s NOT GOOD”
5. Why his money are spent on rhea & her brother trip and in other activities
So dear true journalist as you are saying that news channel are giving so much of footage to this news. I want to say that because of this hype only this case woke up again & because of this hype only SSR will get justice.
Whoever has written this article. I just wish sushant singh incident to happen to your son and daughter. Just like Jiah khan’s mother pain and Sushant’s father pain. You should also go through it. Bloody u r sold out. M saving that characterless Rhea. I mean literally who cannot afford 4000 turion fees and living at the mercy of Sushant. U bullshitting here. If Indrajit Chakraborty doesn’t have this much to afford for their son and look at her daughter- someone’s father messaging her she is using all his money on touring his brothers expenses and u here questioning the right. Just want your children to suffer and succumbed to death so u feel the pain. Bullshit u.
U are paid by thakreys ,Bhatt’s or PR machine of Rhea
The common man understands the language of Times Now, Republic etc. At the same time they are aware of the core agenda that is pushed by The Print, The Wire, Scroll, Hindu etc. So just chill.
You paid media…How many lakhs you have taken ….Rhea, Aditya, Uddhav, etc….First learn the basics of journalism
There shldnt be any problem in giving the case to cbi
I thought of supporting your quality journalism hype but then I came across an article by your Jyoti Yadav on toxic bihar families. If that is what you call quality journalism, then it’s very shameful.
I feel pity for this writer of the article. God bless u
Absolute reduclious “The Print”.
Please maintain journalism and at least if you can’t stand by the truth stop writing nonsense.
Your so called journalist Jyoti Yadav has written such a rubbish article.Is this your standard???
Have some shame.
Hypocrisy at its best. These anchors are accusing few but you accused one entire state of suffering from family toxicity just to prove your point. There is no difference between you and them.
As a liberal, this kind of whataboutism is shocking from the print. Journalistic professionalism is rare even in the print that often does hits on Modi fans sarcastically. But I am not seeing the honest liberal media covering ssr so much, which is inconsistent with the values of thorough journalism.
Print is the Worst news channel and biggest Anti National , why don’t you go to Pakistan or China when you want to Always And Always do Anti India Post and Anti Government Post
Mr Shekar Gupta please please take a Walk Leave My Nation Go To Heal Maderjat benjat harami Suver Kutta
Simply bad writing
One question to your 6 questions.
1. So you have answer to all the valid questions that are being raised?
If not, then let competent authority work in it and get it answered. No need of your incompetent and unrelated questions.
Seriously stop deleting those comments..i have the screenshot and it will take me no time to share those with other media handles via social media ???
Also where was print when senseless me too comments were made on SSR which had no proof …shame on print …i mean this is the most biased journalism i have seen…no doubt cos print is the most trash media and probably the sold one
Say any nonsense so that someone will read your sorry article ?
Sad.
Ask the same question for yourself first.. bloody shameless biased journalist..
Actually, I understand there’s two sides to a coin. And you represent the lot that stands against baseless accusations against rhea Chakraborty. You may know her personally or you may dislike republic tv and it goes against the grain of your thought so you write baseless articles about SSRs family. And the funniest part is you believe you are better than all these relentless unjust anchors who just want to rake in TRPs but YOU ARE JUST THE SAME. I would genuinely like to tell you, your TOXIC Bihari family article was an attack against his 74 year old ailing father but ofcourse in the name of toxic feminism let’s bring justice to rhea Chakraborty. The fact is neither the anchors nor writers like you will bring justice to either one of them. So please remember you are just as hypocritical as the NEWS ANCHORS. You are just as toxic as the members of the toxic Bihari families because now you’ve started a crusade against a family you KNOW NOTHING OF to FIGHT FOR A WOMAN YOU KNOW NOTHING OF in order to bring justice to a man you know nothing of. BE KIND I AGREE WITH THAT BUT APPLY THAT TO YOURSELF. Stop this tirade against and for someone. LET THE SUPREME COURT DECIDE. Thanks! From someone you’d probably tag as TOXIC for having opposed your relentless and absolutely abominable articles.
Agreed media has made this issue exclusive and breaking agreed u can question them but here are my questions on your so called kind of journalism…1) a talented actor was found dead at his home in a suspicious manner in which no FIR was made and the matter was declared sucide after 15 mins..0 investigation done by police into the matter so if taimur can get media coverage y cant our hero get 2) If it was a sucide committed by an actress there would be tons of ppl questioning his boy friend in the name of ” FEMINISM” …but not for a male actress..is this is the gender equality we thriving for? 3) upon filing an fir by kk singh bank statements revealed that riya misused and used Sushant money for her gains so by the right to information act dont we deserve such information?..4) where was your journalism when shivsena made abrupt comments on kk singh stating he had a second marriage and he was not popular before his ” murder ” yes murder?..5) no one even saw him hanging and u called it sucide? 6) explain those strange marks on the neck ? 7) y bihar police officers were treated like some garbage and didn’t co-operate with them ? Y vinay tiwari was quarantined? How can disha murder file was deleted automatically by mumbai or so called scotland police ? 8) y no fir was registered in 2 months after the murder ? So to sum up my comment i want to ask what kind of shitty journalism is this ..also do answer my last question ..for how much rupees were u bought by shivsena and maha aghadi govt 😉 if u have the guts do reply or u can carry on licking shivsena’s ass ..also just imagine the pain of sushant’s family might be going through
How much did Rhea pay you?
You are pathetic and insensitive to Sushant’s case. Journalists like you, Mumbai police, Maharashtra Gov, Rhea the witch and bollywood, excluding Kangana the true lioness, should die a slow painful death. News channels, especially Republic TV are exposing the truth and we salute them. People like you make me glad that I wasn’t born in India. Post this if you dare.
I am regular follower of the print but their stance on this is somewhat indirectly asking Why people have started asking question about death of an Indian citizen. If views are personal(as written at the bottom of this article) then why to publish at all.
Print, Wire, Quint walo ka koi “imaan-dharm” nahi hai. They write inflammatory articles only to get more clicks on their website which increases their revenue.??
Let CBI do the job and we will come to know who are paid news channels and who are dedicated news channels…. You don’t need to worry so much…. Just have the patience buddy
Just shut up…not even in a single line you had sympathy for sushant or his family…And u have audacity to teach us what correct journalism is..Are u even a human..You have been paid enough to write all this..We,public of India can get what your propaganda is.You want us to believe what u believe..are we obliged to think what u think..We want justice..For Gods sake stay out of this if you cant show support..
Same applies to you! What about the article on ‘Bihari’ culture? That is one of the most horriblr articles I have ever come across!
Exactly When they published one of the most
Demeaning article about a grieving family
Why does their “sensibility of media” goes for toss then
When they published one of the most
Demeaning article about a grieving family
Why does their “sensibility of media” goes for toss then
They had categorised particular state and their families
was that sensitive media report
No one has stopped anyone from questioning the questioner…. no one has made a judgement… that can only be done be the court of law. What the media can do is present their opinion… based on facts and evidences that they have gathered… through investigative journalism… it is up to the law to decide whether those evidences are valid…. or not. Let’s face it if the media and the nation did not create an uproar over the nirbhaya case it would have been treated like any other rape case … just as SSR’s case is being passed off as suicide without a proper investigation.
That’s brave.
Wat is your credibility “the print”? Who r u to ask questions and on whose behalf?!
Where the hell were you and your media when Sushant was killed & the whole of Maharashtra Govt., State Police Machinery, The bollywood chose to remain silent?
Where were you then? And what is your motive to deviate from the justice now?
That’s my only question to you.
It is not about why they picked it up. The Honble SC itself said, Justice must happen.