This is with reference to this video: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/news/bjp-chief-minister-takes-on-modi-over- gujarat-riots/279956?pfrom=home-lateststories
2mins 30secs It is titled BJP chief minister takes on Modi over Gujarat riots. The title clearly gives the channels summary of what was said by Manohar Parikar, the BJP chief minister of Goa. My reactions on the video. Unfortunately, Manohar Parikar could not articulate well in English and so got sort of trapped. At the same time, the intent of what Manohar Parikar wanted to convey is clear, when he said: But not defending it does not mean you put the blame on a particular person. The very sad part of the whole thing is the attempt made by Shekar Gupta to put words in Parikar,s mouth, and take advantage of the poor articulation by Manohar Parikar. This was very unprofessional on part of Shekar Gupta. Some six-seven years ago, I have read Shekar Gupta write that the use, for political purposes, of the failure of the NDA government to properly deal with the hijacking of the plane from Nepal had already gone past the use-by date. For him, of course, the political use of the post-Godhra riots will always be eternal. The only way the secular, mainstream, English media can demonize the whole Hindutva movement is to indulge in falsehoods, and that too knowingly. In a very recent article titled, Why Modi is a test case for the Indian medias objectivity, Rajdeep Sardesai writes: Journalism in its purest form must remain the pursuit of truth shorn of ideological agendas. Clearly, Shekar Gupta has failed this test. And the way the interview has been projected in the media, so has the rest of the media. But then they have always failed the test. So, in that case, they are at least being consistent.
