We belong
to a land which has not been visited by any crime ever. A society so pure and honest
is the strong impression any viewer of Timesnow in particular and other
Television channel would get.
It was on
07th Feb 2010 when I last wrote on IPL . Media had gone ballistic
about non inclusion of player from Pakistan
Media has
worked itself into frenzy over the past 10-12days with a sustained coverage of
#spotfixing. Leading the pack is Mr. Arnab Gosami of Timesnow, every evening he
gathers his lynch mob of 6 to 8, starts preaching and demonizing his targeted
individual. The judgment is pronounced before the ranting and raving begins in
his studio, all that needs to be done is hang the convict that Arnab has
identified and condemned.
The
evangelical zeal displayed by Arnab in this #spotfixing incident attempts to
convince us that there is no greater crime than this and it has not ever
happened in the world leave alone India
What has
left most viewers bewildered and nauseated with this incessant coverage is why
have the larger and more damaging scams not received a similar treatment from
Timesnow and Arnab in particular to name a few. 2G, CWG was limited to Queen’s
baton relay while there were other areas left untouched, Antrix- Davos, Coal
Scam, Westland Helicopter scam, Tatra Tucks, National Herald and Land deals of
Vadra.
Why there
has been no 19 part expose on any of the above scams. There was a witch hunt
launched by Arnab and Timesnow in case of Nitin Gadkari plenty of noise was
created by this channel without being able to establish any wrong doing,
similarly with BSY the then CM of Karnataka.
What we are
witnessing is a repeat performance of contrived outrage and faux evangelistic
zeal in case of #spotfixing. Basic fact is being ignored, we have no law under
which this can be punished and why has the commissioner of IPL not been
questioned even once instead the focus is on BCCI president. The problem is in
IPL that needs to be fixed.
In a
nutshell any discerning viewer without having to exert much would reach the
same conclusion. This is a clear case of FixedNews and not case of
#spotfixing.
In
conclusion why is it that BCCI should answer and not the commissioner of IPL.
IPL is a private enterprise, all misdeeds and poor business decisions will
impact the owners and the players involved, why should so much time over so
many days be invested by Timesnow in particular? What is the purpose and at whose behest is
this being done? Timesnow has not devoted so much time on other scams why?
Latest update on 02nd Jun 2013
Latest update on 02nd Jun 2013
This is not funny at all.
“Sources said Sonia Gandhi was annoyed by the growing
perception that the political class had ganged up to protect the corrupt in the
BCCI and asked the party not to be guided by Shukla.” Twin charge under way
Latest update on 30th May 2013
Known as ‘Mappillai’ in Tamil and ‘Damad’ in Hindi, all
sons-in-law have high standing in Indian families -- religion, caste, region
and language regardless. S Gurumurthy
The
contrasting tale of two sons-in-law http://bit.ly/13ZLUkB
Latest update on 29th May 2013
“It is
perfectly reasonable that today’s young men swimming in the sex and fame of the
IPL industry should believe that their only punishment will be a slight tap on
the knuckles just now and a Parliament seat from Kochi or Trivandrum when they
reach an enlightened age.”
I welcome a debate and discussion on this…As always, please keep your tone civil, your language polite…no sweeping generalisations please and no personal abuse. Thank you.
