U. G. Barad.: In his partial agreement with my comment, Jose Colaco said: ?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.?
The unprofessionalism of Shekar Gupta can be further seen in the editorial that he wrote on the interview.? The editorial is enclosed.? Clearly, Shekar seems to be desperate to find out someone who he thinks supports his view so as to put Narendra Modi on the mat.? It does not matter to him whether his views are right or wrong. Response: 1. One needs to view the entire interview instead of just a 2-3 minutes clipping before jumping to any hasty conclusions.Here is the entire interview: http://www.ndtv.com/video/player/walk-the-talk/walk-the-talk-with-manohar-parrikar-part-i/280253 2. Shekhar Gupta is one of the most balanced, fair, and incisive journalist in India and widely respected for his views. 3. Shekhar Gupta conducted a fairly good interview where he tried to pin down Parrikar who tried to run with the hares while hunting with the hounds by calling the Gujarat pogrom an administrative failure while trying to give Narendra Modi a clean chit. 4. What is Dr Barad's view on the Gujarat 2002 pogrom. Does he accept that Narendra Modi is innocent? Does he condone the violence and subsequent hijacking of justice? Regards, Marshall
