I do not agree with UG Barad that Manohar Parrikar 'could not articulate well in English ' and that he 'got sort of trapped'.
Two other comments: (1): Mr Parrikar did NOT slam Mr. Modi as the female news person stated. (2): Mr Shekar Gupta, when you ask a question of a person, please allow the person to respond. It was a pain to listen to you interrupt Mr. Parrikar in mid-sentence. Dr. Barad is right. You came across in this interview as an arrogant and unprofessional bully. You are fortunate that our CM did not walk out on you. Request: Please do not return to Goa unless you fix your manners. NUTS!! jc On Jun 22, 2013, at 8:10 AM, "U. G. Barad" <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 channel’s 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 media’s > 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. > >
