Sunny Deol Movies Responsible For Communal Riots In India Anta!

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HYDERABAD: Studies have revealed that sections of the media were biased in reporting communal incidents such as the post Godhra riots in Gujarat and the violent aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, said eminent journalist N Ram. 

Addressing a gathering at the Manuu conference, Ram said a report by the Press Council of India (PCI) and the Editor's Guild had noted that a section of the media had adopted a "general culpability in adopting a celebratory attitude" after the demolition of the mosque. He said that PCI report described that the Hindi media had played a "karsevak role". 

Touching upon the post Godhra riots, Ram said, "There was a differential coverage between the English and Gujarati media. While the national media was applauded for truth telling, the mischievous role of the Gujarati newspapers is a fact that fact-finding missions have said cannot be glossed over. Fuelling disorder is a criminal offence." Ram also said that UPA - II had withheld the 2011 census data which showed an upward trend in the Muslim population. This, he said, was in view of the 2014 elections. 

Blaming the media partly for the portrayal of Muslims, eminent journalist Shekhar Gupta said Muslims were the "usual suspects" in terror attacks. "So many Iftekhars and Irfans have been caught and later other groups were found to be involved. Anybody who is kept in police custody for six months or a year is ruined for life," he said. 

He noted that movies in the 80s and 90s perpetuated the stereotype of Muslims being terrorists. "Sunny Deol films were totally communal. That was when global terror began and profiling began." 

Touching upon the subject of Muslims in newsrooms, Gupta said: "Muslims in media are trusted as anybody else. Newsrooms are not inclusive in terms of caste." 

Noted journalist Rajdeep Sardesai said that the media houses are concerned about an increase in TRP which has led to a negative portrayal of Muslims. Many media houses invite Muslim intellectuals from the north, thereby ignoring the voices from the south, he said. "If you want a Muslim voice, don't get him from Delhi of Lucknow but from Hyderabad," he said. He noted that a Muslim parliamentarian such as Asaduddin Owaisi was unlikely to be invited on a debate on the land acquisition bill because the media was more interested in a "Togadia versus Owaisi" debate. 

"Movies in the 80s and 90s perpetuated the stereotype of Muslims being terrorists. 

Sunny Deol films were totally communal. That was when global terror began and profiling began." 

 

 

 

Source : http://m.timesofindia.com/city/hyderabad/Section-of-media-to-blame-for-biased-coverage-of-riots/articleshow/46603214.cms

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