Arnab Goswami Again Trending, But it's his Bad Time!!

How Times group now covering Arnab Goswami!!

It pays to keep everyone happy.

Arnab Goswami

Is the Times Group mimicking the hydra-headed Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Sangh Parivar? The coverage of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) fracas by the over 150-year-old multimedia news organisation reinforces once again that, just like the RSS and dozens of its affiliates, the Times of India Parivar speaks in different voices.

Of course, Times Group journalists don’t subscribe to the faux liberalism that the BJP and the Sangh Parivar espouse, and writings in the Times Group is genuinely libertarian. However, the media group swings from extreme conservatism to permissive ideas, across print, electronic and digital platforms.

At one end is the pontifical, bombastic, ultra-nationalist and accusatory Times Now anchor Arnab Goswami, and at the other, we have mostly factual and unbiased reportage and sober opinion in print and digital networks, from The Times of India, The Economic Times, ET Now and Indiatimes.com.

Take the most contentious issue on the JNU fracas: that of a purported doctored tape of JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Kanhaiya Kumar, who has been arrested on the serious charge of sedition. The alleged tampered video shows Kanhaiya leading the chant for "azadi" (freedom), but as some news channels revealed a few days later, the video was untruthful, for it showed only parts of his speech.

To recap the episode, Times Now had furtively got hold of the tape from a BJP spokesperson present on the show, and Goswami showed this as proof of Kanhaiya’s treason. He then roundly berated all those on his panel who supported the agitating JNU students. He was forced to mumble that the video needed verification only after one of the panelists insisted that it was unfair to air it without confirmation.

On the other hand, The Times of India was biting in its opinion on the release of the tampered tapes and the Delhi Police’s inaction to register a case against those who had committed the crime. It said, “That a video was allegedly doctored in a bid to frame a student... on the basis of what looks like dodgy evidence is chilling enough... Surely they (Delhi Police) can’t be oblivious to the fact that this video could be used to spread hatred and disaffection and possibly instigate violence – all serious offences under the laws of this country”.

Both The Times of India and The Economic Times reported faithfully that “the district magistrate probing the sedition row is learned to have sent the 'doctored videos', allegedly misrepresenting JNUSU chief Kanhaiya Kumar as shouting 'anti-national' slogans, for forensic tests”.

The Times of India added that “so far, the videos have not spurred police to track down the mischief-makers, though legal experts say cases can be made out for manipulation of evidence and an offence under the IT Act”. It, however, did not say what kind of offence Goswami could be booked under for airing tampered tapes.

But it was Indiatimes.com, yet another member of the Times family, which took on Goswami and lampooned him. Sample this: “Scammerstried to prove Kanhaiya Kumar a terrorist with edited footage, now complete video surfaces and outs their lie”! 

Kanhaiya's Latest Speech is here

So what is your opinion regarding this. I am so much embarrassed with it. But one thing we should think about deciding everything. That is this a political game. Also don't follow up with my post or anything that everyone playing a political game with us. So making a good country we should do politics, but not with our peoples, we should play or exercise politics with the companies & countries outside our country. In that only our development will be grow.

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