tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323210.post8503969547461754838..comments2023-11-05T15:12:03.559+05:30Comments on M.J. Akbar - The Sunday Guardian : The Radialogue WoundM J Akbarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14372493873446290094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8323210.post-87410670514592093152010-12-27T19:35:03.671+05:302010-12-27T19:35:03.671+05:30Dear Shri Akbar,
Please forgive me for going off ...Dear Shri Akbar, <br />Please forgive me for going off on a tangent. But the matter is still related. So please bear with me.<br /><br />Now that you are Executive Editor of headlines Today, you must own moral responsibility for whatever wrong happens on your channel.<br /><br />Last week, your channel went to town with the "Breaking News" about how Ananth Kumar has a joint account with Nira Radia and how he allotted one site to her NGO in Vasanth Kunj and how Advani laid the foundation stone for her building, how the BJP was in fact Nira radia's best friend long before the congress came on the scene, etc., etc., etc......<br /><br />Now, Nira Radia herself, Advani, Ananth Kumar, Pejawar Math Swamiji, the BJP, Arun Jaitley etc. have categorically called the "breaking News" item a figment of the imagination of one Ajith Singh, a child-lifter, who was in jail for two years for the crime of kidnapping Nira Radia's child, whose cock-and-bull story was believed by your channel hook, line and sinker.<br /><br />Do you feel sorry that your channel resorted to character assassination? Was the so called "self censorship" given the go by, just to get evenb with the BJP/sangha parivar? Would you mind retracting your "exclusive report? (I would like to see it when it goes on air.<br /><br />Please reply if you feel my letter need to be replied.<br /><br />Please note that hetherto, I had nothing but admiration for your level headedness, balance in your views and moderation in whatever you said in your writings and TV appearances. Though I still hold the same views, this particular thing has terribly upset me. I didn't care much for Headlines Today, because it has always sought to sensationalise news. The recent attack by the RSS workers on the offices of the channel is proof that the channel doesn't have any credible self-censorship. But, under your baton, I had hoped it woulf veer towards moderation and responsibility. I am sorry the channel and indirectly you have failed your friends and viewers, who had always thought high of you.<br /><br />Yours sincerely, <br /><br />B.V.SHENOYB.V.SHENOYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06054280517133367594noreply@blogger.com