Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
> You said it all Alpana'ba ---- it is a shame ...
> period.
> People seem to be beating around the bushes blaming
> media rather then the real villains
and
> 1. From the outrage we are seeing here, people are
> more concerned at Assam's Image NOT at modesty of the
> woman (refer postings of BD, JS).
> First, please clarify the reason of this outrage
you seem to be conflating a number of issues together. people are not as much
concerned with assam's image as with the deteriorating inter-ethnic situation.
the sensational picture of the woman without clothes reached the national media
rather late, when it was no longer news. instead of helping people resolve the
problems, the media inflamed the situation further. yes, people have a right
to know. we would like to know a lot about what went wrong that day. what is
being done to ameliorate the pain of the victims, compensate them for their
loss and what punitive measures are taken. but the picture, instead of saying
a thousand words, did just the opposite by pushing back these issues.
assam has a sensitive ethnic equation. the locals understand this, and
generally don't instigate each other needlessly. i have talked to people in
assam who are working to prevent further trouble, and they are utterly
frustrated with some journalists, especially from outside the state. the
resulting ethnic strife will touch not just the city-based assamese and the
chaotals, but would involve everyone else. the bengalis, the bodos, the
rajbanshis. i have been told that the rangapara clashes, that occurred after
the pictures were published, involved bengalis.
so, use your outrage judiciously lest it leads to further trouble.
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