Now, this is my third and hopefully last post in the ‘honor’ of Padamshri Rajdeep Sardesai and his Congress News Network, called so euphemistically CNN IBN. A couple of days back Padamshri’s beautiful wife and senior editor of Congress News Network (CNN IBN); Sagarike Ghose wrote an ‘angry piece’ in another Congress rag called ‘The Hindustan Congress Times’. Sandeep my friend noticed that as ‘Revenge of the Turd’ , as Sandeep said…
How dare the BJP, till now the favorite whipping boy of the secular media, call his (Rajdeep’s) bluff by demanding accountability? That is the source of Turdesai’s impotent anger.
So far, Media has been a holy cow and Media – especially the ‘Secularist English Media’ had reserved all the ‘probity’ and right to question only to themselves. In their infinite and extremely elastic ‘ethics’ they arrogated selves with the power to slander others (like they did in Aarushi murder case), to cast apprehensions on others, to ‘Brand Individuals and Political parties’ with tags like communal etc. Freedom of speech degenerated to ‘Freedom to Abuse’. Their Channels and Papers became useful ‘extended organs’ of one or another Political Outfit. For long, this MSM high jacked the ‘Public Discourse’ and set the tone and tenor of the debate.
These worthies decided that ‘Hindus’ were communal and any body with even a sympathetic look in their eyes for Hindus and/ or a voice for them, should be branded as ‘Communal’, thus must be ridiculed, abused, sneered at and must be ‘hauled up over coals’. They perfected the art of ‘secularizing’ every thing and anything and any and every body who could abuse Hindus in more and more ‘innovative’ abuses and ‘innuendos’ were invited to studios and encouraged to spew venom against Hindus in general and BJP, RSS in particular. If a riot broke out, they smelt an opportunity to increase their TRPs simultaneously, ensuring a PADAMSHRI for some ‘Teastas’ and self.
I dare both Padamshri Rajdeep ‘Bhai’ and Padamshiri Barkha ‘Ben’ to release the tapes of their reporting from Gujarat post Godhara. DOES RIGHT TO INFORMATION APPLY TO YOU? But then Bhai Rajdeep, who otherwise would spend millions to get a ‘Tehelaka’ or ‘Cobra’ do stings and air those, conveniently when election were on, sat on tapes he him self (his channel) recorded ! “The Journalist” in quest of some ‘secularism more’ or something else Rajdeep? Khushwant Singh, know how awards are won and he did tell us. 🙂
Objectivity, fairness, Pursuance of truth all fell by the way sides and got replaced with lure of titles and lucre. Rajdeep himself has admitted ‘The Journalist started demanding more’. From here on, the fall of MSM was inevitable. Cash-For-Votes-Hide-The-Tape proved ‘Rajdeep Correct’: Hamam Mein Sab Nange Hain. (OR BILKUL NANGE: My Emphasis)
Let me make it clear. I have nothing personal against Rajdeep or Barkha (both Padamshris J awarded by ‘Your President’ ), neither have any personal axe to grind. Since these two ‘eminent journalists’ heads the two big News Networks and hogs the maximum spotlight, they are equally responsible – in equal proportion if not more – for all the ‘omission and commissions’ too.
Matters get worst when one such ‘Padamshri’ transparently colludes with the ‘molesters of democracy’ in disrobing the democratic spirit of the Mother India. Moreover, the other Padamshri arrogates to her the role of ‘Peace Broker’ and ‘wittingly or unwittingly’ provides the services/forum to the ‘venom spewing anti national Hurryiats and their ilk’ on prime time!
This is what I object to. Media prides self as the ‘vanguard’ of people’s interest! They demand and get ‘privileges’ and most of times, claim immunity too for the noble cause of ‘finding facts’ and telling the ‘truth’. Ah! Of late, Media has ‘successfully’ managed to get caught cheating and obfuscating the facts… First Rajdeep with his active role in Cash-For-votes-Hide-The-tape-Scandal and then other’s blatant one sided (clearly ‘pandering to Anti Nationals’) Kashmir reportage to contrasting reportage on Jammu blaming RSS, BJP and others for what clear to every one is:The popular and Spontaneous outrage of Hindus against the ‘ever increasing’ Muslim appeasement in the name of ‘Secularism’ and denial of rights to Jammuiets in the name of ‘spurious’ Kashmiriat. Any one with an iota of common sense can see the difference.
As I said earlier, arrogant and power drunk MEDIA believes they are above scrutiny, if asked to account for their acts, they get mighty offended. Angry write ups follows and they seek to discipline the ‘errant bloggers’ like your truly, for their persistent questioning them. J
BUT then, yes we will keep an eye on you as well, that is watching the watch dogs. You like it or not, damn I care.
Mr. Arun Jaitley has thrown some more light on the ‘Molestation of Democracy’ scandal. In a strongly worded ‘rejoinder ’ he has put both ‘Husband – Wife team in the place, they rightfully belong to, i.e in the dock. J
I have merely highlighted some more facts as emerge out from this ‘rejoinder’.
Prudent Indian.
Channel Tunnel Vision
The political class is subject to permanent critical scrutiny. We are accountable to the electorate. So we must be constantly under the spotlight. As another pillar of democracy, the media, however, are accountable to no one. Sagarika Ghose’s assertion that the BJP’s urban space “will melt faster than the holy lingam at Amarnath” (Psst… We’ve finally lost it, Aug. 13) is a case of reckless assertion of hope over reality. As Senior Editor of CNN-IBN, Ghose is understandably angry with the BJP. Her channel has recently suffered a self-inflicted loss of credibility. If, like political parties, the media were exposed to the same level of scrutiny, how would CNN-IBN’s role in the ‘Cash for Votes’ issue be judged?
The channel’s participation in the ‘sting’ was entirely voluntary. Its editor has publicly asserted that its interest in a sting was prompted by AB Bardhan’s claim that MPs were being lured with Rs 20 crore to side with the UPA in the June 22 trust vote. The three BJP MPs were merely whistle-blowers. The channel was told that the MPs had been approached by those managing the UPA’s survival strategy and if it wished to expose corruption, it could undertake a sting. CNN-IBN chose its own team and used its own equipment. It recorded the three sequences: the interaction with Samajwadi Party MP Revati Raman Singh; the arrival and departure of the MPs to Amar Singh’s residence; and Amar Singh’s associate Sanjeev Saxena’s visit to Ashok Argal’s house to deliver the money.
After the sting was completed, strange things began happening. First, CNN-IBN claimed that the tapes were not of ‘telecastable’ quality — a spurious claim in the light of their subsequent showing. Then the channel claimed it didn’t have enough time to complete the investigation. The reality was far grimmer. The channel abandoned all pretence of any investigation and focused on finding fault with the existing evidence. Pious assertions couldn’t conceal the fact that the channel was embarrassed by its own story.
Yet, faced with immense public criticism and loss of credibility, the channel decided to telecast the tapes on July 26. I was approached the previous day and agreed to participate in a programme at 8pm. Shortly before the proposed telecast, CNN-IBN informed me that the ‘Speaker’s office’ had requested the channel not to telecast the tapes. The Speaker later asserted that it was for the channel to decide whether to telecast or not.
The most pertinent question in the ‘Cash for Votes’ controversy was: on whose behalf did Sanjeev Saxena deliver the money to the MPs? It is an established fact that he did deliver cash. The channel was in possession of the sms that Saxena had sent to its own reporters on July 20 inviting them for Amar Singh’s press conference at 7 pm that day. It concealed this message.
The car in which Saxena travelled was registered in the name of a company controlled by Amar Singh’s family member. The number of the car was noted by the CNN-IBN team and given to me both by a member of the team and the MPs. Subsequently, the CNN-IBN reporter publicly denied knowledge of the car.
These two evidences in possession of CNN-IBN were further proof of Saxena having come on behalf of Amar Singh. In view of the CNN-IBN having abandoned the investigation, the BJP investigated the Saxena-Amar Singh link and produced it as corroborative evidence. More corroborations have followed.
Meanwhile, CNN-IBN sought to create a perceptible equality and moral equivalence between the bribe-giver and the whistle-blower. Was it interested putting the collusive sting on par with its own genuine recordings? Amar Singh’s utterances in the programme telecast by the channel gives me the uneasy feeling that the tapes which were withheld from the public were privately screened for him. Why else would he confidently reveal in a pre-recorded comment what is on the tapes and what is not?
I am clear that it is for CNN-IBN to decide its own programming. But there is a fundamental difference in the relationship of a whistle-blower and an investigator. When a whistle blower alerts an investigator, the investigated material is held in trust for public interest by the investigation. It does not become the private property of the investigator. This is the misconception the channel suffered from.
The channel’s freedom of expression may include the right to conceal. It may include the right to abuse the BJP. Yet, it seems to end where Amar Singh’s nose begins.
Arun Jaitley is Rajya Sabha MP and General Secretary, BJP
Truth must be unearthed, wherever buried, ‘Whatever it Takes’.
Tracking: Cash-for-Votes-Hide-the-Tapes-Scandal.
Related posts and updated links as the case progresses.
Amar Singh ‘Amar’ Raho.
ManMohan Singh/ Amar Singh Government Wins/ Manages the “TRUST” of India.
‘The Headmaster of a school for scandal’ by M.J.Akbar
Rajdeep Sardesai: Cash-for-Votes-and-Hide-the-Tape Scandal. ‘Hamam Mein Sab Nange Hain’, of course!
Rajdeep Sardesai: Answer Please, who disrobed Democracy?
Rajdeep Sardesai, Sagarika Ghose and their ‘Tunnel Vision Channel’ : CNN IBN.
Rajdeep Sardesai: Uuff! Skeletons have started tumbling out of Cupboard.
“Sagarika Ghose’s assertion that the BJP’s urban space “will melt faster than the holy lingam at Amarnath”
One, lingam (holy or unholy) does not erect at slightest provocation/stimulation but once erected/stimulated, it does not come back without doing ‘business’. Let her be reminded of that.
Hindus ‘patience’ is legendary @ times cowardly too but when Hindu gets awakened he/she cares nothing than to uproot the evil.
Jammu has risen and shall fight till finish.
Prudent Indian supports us and any body who support us in our fight to finish is equally welcome.
Good work PI thanks we mean business this time.
Jai bharat
Vande matrram.
Let us start a campaign to boycott Rajdeep & Sagarika’s bastard channel.
For the first time on the web – I have come across something very refreshing. After years of browsing through the jungle of SECULAR commentaries and news channels, this comes as a breath of pure / fresh air. Many times I did wonder – if all these SECULAR / ENGLISH media were being financed by those thugs in saudi arabia or our ‘very friendly neighbours’ -pakistan. Now it is very clear to me – thanks to you. I always thought that Hindus were spineless and a spent force. your article holds hope for the revival of a Hindu / really secular India. Many many thanks.
I would like to comment that, most of the Indian Media is politically biased and immature, especially when it comes to BJP rules states they are surprisingly misleading the readers and viewers in this country. Infact, in my true knowledge BJP ruled states are doing well in many aspects if not all compare to other states.We know that there is not a single news paper or visual media which is not run by a family in this country.If you consider CNN-IBN it is the most visibly biased visual media channel ever India have seen, so obsessed with Gandhi dynasty,Rajdeep and his Wife Sagarika is totally after Narendra Modi and BJP. If Modi sneezes it is a headline story in CNN-IBN!.if you consider NDTV PRANNOY ROY is trying his best to be a pseudo-secularist. But if we closely watch each of their programs it is increasingly getting biased and a person with common sense can understand what is going on behind the scene.Prannoy Roy and Barkha Dutta believes they are the only intellectuals left in this country!.If you look at the news papers, we know the history of Indian express. What role Goenka played in Indian politics utilizing his family run news paper business.Vir Sanghvi of Hindustantimes ( Late KK Birla is a staunch congressman) is all the way praising Sonia as if his career itself is pledged for that cause. A fair exemption can be made for Times of India ,I don’t know If I am correct.Otherwise there is a serious conspiracy going on this country by these new founded intellectual Pseudo Secularists.We must be able to differentiate what is right and what is wrong as these channels are targeting young urban population mixing news with bit of masalas and Tabloid especially the Hip-hop culture. They are not aware that their credibility and neutrality is being lost infront of the masses.In India Media ethics is a neglected truth.It is the era of family run businesses for personal and political gains.In the name of freedom of speech they are misleading the people to make thier own profit and gains.Who care where this will lead the country to?????
I may be dubbed as a fundamentalist because of my comments,that is the new trend prevail in India.But reality bites and people should analyze the news particles coming to them before believing in it.Because for many ,it affects thier intellectual behaviour. There should be some accountability of the Media institutions in this country and we the Citizens are responsible for that.Please Beware.
Did you guys know, Sagarika Ghose is the wife of Rajdeep Sardesai ? That’s why she gets so much of prime time to run really insipid shows. Of course, she id the daughter of ex-DD head, so, who would not marry some one like her, that too, if you are a ambitious journolist ?
ne ways, CNN-IBN is the husand and wife news channel, making money by raping the meaning of journalism.
there is nothing serious news in that channel.
They used to show that “they only show the TRUTH” – bull s**t.
Its another money making, rapacious, so called news channel, with a nefarious plot to make money.
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Barkha Dutt is getting fucked by Kashmiri Muslim, while the NDTV & CNN IBN are bank rolled by international fund by catholic missionaries to criticize culture of India and hinduism in particular.
These people should be paraded naked and raped in public for spreading crap.
Regards,
Milind Gade
Very well written. Very few Indians have the audacity today to speak up the truth. India is stagnating day by day.
All of us with same opinions and a realsitic goal to save India should join hands together. I ahve some plans in my mind You contact me on my e-mail if interested to share more Indian views.
Brilliant article! Thanks.
Hey Prudent Indian, please read “Editorial slandering of Hindu symbols by CNN-IBN” and “Bigoted works of pervert MF Hussain honored by NDTV”.
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NDTV and CNN-IBN are mouth pieces of Congress.
Everybody loves conspiracy theories. However this wedding of Mr. Sardasei and Mrs. was a shocking surprise.
Hindus are really a football now a days. Arn’t they?
I completely support CNN-IBN.May be the whatever has been written in the main article and suggested in the subsequent comments is right but if one analyses from a viewer’s point of view then the allegations dont stand tall.A viewer wants “INFOTAINMENT” which is best provided by CNN-IBN,TIMES NOW AND NDTV 24%7.Not only viewers but also budding journalists want to be associated with these channels.Among hindi news channels none reaches even closer to the level and quality provided by the channels that i mentioned above,even if they are a little bit baised.I mean a person who works throughout the day,comes back home tired,then certainally he doesn’t need news like “rakhi ka swayamwar”,”baba ko big boss ka bulawa”,what he infact wants is NEWS which has A1 RICE,top class DAL and a pickle.Keeping in mind the choices we have CNN-IBN stands tall and a way ahead of its competitors.By the way whats wrong in condeming a party who didn’t had major agendas during ELECTIONS’09 except projecting Dr. Manmohan singh as weak prime minister,a party which is not even united and a party who always have hindutva as its major issue,who always spews venom , did anyone say VARUN GANDHI.
You all bastards.. You are must be some arm of VHP or BJP. You are the only people who would support killing, raping and taking out wombs of pregnant muslim women in Gujarat and If a person is speaking against it you are tellin him congress person. Dont show our nation a way of another riot
hye thats what u come up wid rahul? thts ur point of discussion? thats where it ends? nothing as what u have said above as happened in gujrath. thats the movie script by some of ur friends, ask nandita das she would be happy reading killin and mauling.why dont u make a movie called the burning train -2. dont forget that. and as far ur sickular friends in media, we all know they like riots , that makes news for them, wins padamshris,can make their trps soar, even if they leak crucial information which kills innocent people and brave soldiers,
pakisthan violets sieze fire attacks village and bsf!! thts a running news, sanjay dutt resigning makes breaking news!!(amarsingh factor)and theres nothing about the ploicy of this government, how it lacks skil and ability, how we failed miserably with the policies on pakisthan,.simply putting pakisthan is bad or china is bad will not do. we all know they r bad. what about the govt policies? our home minister media fav mr.clean chidambaram,thinks delivering spicy dialouges to the media does his work,,and indeed he is appreciated by our media and made to look as a hero ,phew we r sicka nd tired.
they really dont give a damn about this country.
I complement and wish good luck to the entire cnnibn team for thier contribution in covering various issues but i feel that the channel is not up to the mark in getting tuoch with rural realities….?
I also believe very strongly that Rajdeep and Barkha both are on payroll of Congress. I never saw a fair debate on their respective channels. Always they support Congress and againest the BJP.
Hindustan ki 1600 saal ki gulaami ka reason aise ki corrupt aur immoral log hain.
Rajdeep (urf Manoj Tiwari of cong) & Sagarika (urf Dumb Rahul of cong) are corrupt and more communal than LET & JUD!
I have to tell you this. One time, round 2001 or 2002 we were touring Greece. We were in this hotel in Santorini. One day we came across a man in the hotel lobby who seemed very familiar to me (I have been living outside of India for quite sometimes then). He came up to me to see if I would remember him in front of the Hotel staff. He was trying to get a better room in the hotel and was trying to use me as a bet to the hotel staff to see if I would recognize him as a powerful Indian person and help him buy his privilege. The staff did not care who he was. It was Rajdeep Sardesai. He was followed by his wife, a shy and frail looking bengali lady, kind of over shadowed by her “larger then life” husband. I am a bengali woman almost of the same age group and we immediately connected, started talking in our tongue and talked about things like–how Greek food smelled of olive oil and how naughty her two kids were. She seemed very nice like a next door “Bengali bhabiji” and kind of dominated by Rajdeeps personality. She had a room right next to ours and as I was standing in our balcony, she came out and we started chatting like two Bengali friends. She even said that she would suggest to her husband if we could all go out for dinner. Anyways it did not work out. The next day they were gone from there. Sagarika seemed very happy with the hotel but Rajdeep wanted more; he wanted better view, better room and probably better everything. Now after this long I see her and I am kind of puzzled by her. She is very different. It is as if she is acting her character out in public like a “scripted role”. It all figures. Probably it is the husband and the patrons of the channel that are pulling her strings from the back. I did not like Rajdeep then and do not like him now but seeing Sagarika in this new “avatar” is shocking. And all the talk about how “Indian Men are Ugly” is probably subconsciously aimed at her husband and all the ugly men running our beautiful country to the grave.
for heaven sake please pronounce the award correctly…it is
‘PADMA SHREE’ and ‘PADMA BHUSHAN’
not PADAM SHREE….a word mispronounced loses the sanctity of its meaning…
None knows true facts of the TV news Channels going Anti Hindu Anti BJP.It is fact that theese TV channels are owned by Christian chrchses and society by the NGO funds in fraudulent names and they have imposed specific conditions for running these channels that they wud show only negativ aspects of Hindus and BJP RSS.Sagarika Ghose and Rajdeep Sardesai had sold their souls to these christian societies and they are slaves of them.Now John Dayal is cheif spokesman of Christians.The Christians dreamt of having a catholic rule all over india by stamping out all hindus and establsih a rule of Sonia Maino Prau Vinci and Bianca vinci.
“Rajdeep Sardesai, Sagarika Ghose and their Tunnel Vision Channel
: CNN IBN. The Prudent Indian” was a beneficial
article. If solely there was more personal blogs similar to this specific one in the actual web.
Anyhow, thank you for your time, Leon