New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock
1 year, 11 months ago

New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock

The Hindu  

Published : Jan 19, 2023 19:39 IST That the British government found Narendra Modi culpable in the 2002 Gujarat riots is the most significant takeaway from the first episode of the two-part BBC television investigative documentary, India: The Modi Question, which was broadcast in Britain on January 17. Reconciliation impossible while Modi remains Chief Minister.” The report then entered into detail: “Their systematic campaign of violence has all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing.” Furthermore: “The VHP could not have inflicted so much damage without the climate of impunity created by the state government.” Finally, and most devastatingly, the British Foreign Office report stated: “Narendra Modi is directly responsible.” Almost contemporaneously the European Union, too, had initiated a probe. According to the report: “Reliable contacts have told us that Modi met senior police officers on the 27th of February and ordered them not to intervene in the rioting.” The BBC, however, also admits in the show that “police contacts deny this meeting happened”. Regarding the documentary, a former Indian foreign secretary remarked: “I do not recall any other friendly head of government getting such criticism on the BBC.” It, therefore, raises the obvious question: why did the BBC decide to air this explosive film on the Gujarat riots now? The British barrister who moved the court in the matter, Imran Khan, appears on the documentary to say: “Knowing what we now know and the information that we now have, if we had that at that time, I am pretty sure summons would have been issued for Modi’s arrest.” The UK imposed a diplomatic boycott and a de facto travel ban against Modi around 2005.

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The Atlantic publishes hit job against PM Modi: Here’s how the propaganda piece cherry-picks facts to attack the Indian leader
3 weeks ago

The Atlantic publishes hit job against PM Modi: Here’s how the propaganda piece cherry-picks facts to attack the Indian leader

Op India  

“For India Prime Minister Narendra Modi, strength is everything.” A hit job on Indian PM Modi was published by American magazine The Atlantic on the 29th of November. The hit job titled “How a Strongman Made Himself Look Weak” claims that PM Modi responds to criticism within India by ‘co-opting’ the media and ‘repressing’ the religious minorities. Daniel Block, who …

Attempt by Opposition to create unrest in the country: PM Modi on fake videos
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Attempt by Opposition to create unrest in the country: PM Modi on fake videos

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday levelled allegations apparently aimed at the Opposition saying attempts are being made to create unrest in the country in the coming one month during the ongoing elections. Speaking at a public meeting in Karad town of Satara district as a part of canvassing for BJP nominee and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s 13th descendant Udayanraje Bhonsle, …

News Analysis: The inconvenient truth that haunted Indian Prime Minister Modi’s White House visit
1 year, 6 months ago

News Analysis: The inconvenient truth that haunted Indian Prime Minister Modi’s White House visit

LA Times  

President Biden welcomed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the White House on Thursday despite the Hindu nationalist’s troubling record on religious and free speech rights. Last year, 10 human rights and democracy organizations called out Modi’s government for targeting journalists, saying it had “emboldened Hindu nationalists to threaten, harass, and abuse journalists critical of the Indian government, both online …

HC summons BBC on NGO’s defamation plea over documentary
1 year, 7 months ago

HC summons BBC on NGO’s defamation plea over documentary

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation over its documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, after an NGO’s plea claimed that it damages the nation’s reputation as well as defames Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the judiciary. The petition by Justice on Trial, represented by advocate Harish Salve, submitted that the content of the …

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary
1 year, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court Issues Notice To BBC On Defamation Plea Over Modi Documentary

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation on a plea by an NGO claiming its documentary "India: The Modi Question" casts a slur on the reputation of India and makes false and defamatory imputations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian judiciary. The plea said BBC is the national broadcaster of …

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC
1 year, 7 months ago

Defamation suit over Modi documentary: Delhi High Court issues notice to BBC

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to British Broadcasting Corporation in connection with a defamation suit a Gujarat-based non-governmental organisation has filed against the United Kingdom ’s national broadcaster over its documentary “India: The Modi Question”. The government has dismissed the documentary based on the 2002 Gujarat riots when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief …

Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary
1 year, 9 months ago

Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC documentary

Deccan Chronicle  

Gandhinagar : Gujarat Assembly on Friday passed a resolution requesting the Centre to take strict action against the BBC for tarnishing the image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with its documentary on the 2002 Godhra riots. During a visit to India, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said that the issue of searches on BBC offices in India was raised with …

‘We have no agenda...publicly funded in UK’: BBC on PM Modi’s documentary
1 year, 9 months ago

‘We have no agenda...publicly funded in UK’: BBC on PM Modi’s documentary

Live Mint  

The British Broadcasting Corporation 's deputy CEO has clarified why the media organisation decided to do a documentary on the Gujarat riots and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an interview with The Indian Express, BBC’s Deputy CEO and Director of News Jonathan Munro said, "If someone is in power for a lengthy period of time, by definition, they’re important global …

Stronger After the Hit: BBC, Soros sniping are same old Modi targeting, will only help BJP reframe 2024 campaign
1 year, 10 months ago

Stronger After the Hit: BBC, Soros sniping are same old Modi targeting, will only help BJP reframe 2024 campaign

Firstpost  

The big question is how this debate is being discussed domestically and what its implications are for the upcoming election season It has been over a month since the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ was aired by the BBC’s UK service. As we head into the next national election in 2024, over the last …

‘Not Anti-India Propaganda’: Babones Tells News18 BBC Series Against UK PM Rishi Sunak, Not Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Not Anti-India Propaganda’: Babones Tells News18 BBC Series Against UK PM Rishi Sunak, Not Modi

News 18  

Amidst the entire furore over BBC’s two-part documentary titled ‘India: The Modi Question’, with its portrayal of the 2002 Gujarat riots and its subsequent block in India, Sydney University professor and sociologist Salvatore Babones believes the show was not to target India or Prime Minister Narendra Modi but the first Hindu PM of the UK, Rishi Sunak. This documentary is …

How BBC Documentary, George Soros Debate May Help Modi's Political Narrative on Road to 2024
1 year, 10 months ago

How BBC Documentary, George Soros Debate May Help Modi's Political Narrative on Road to 2024

News 18  

It has been over a month since the first episode of the two-part BBC documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ was aired by the BBC’s UK service. As we head into the next national election in 2024, over the last month, we have seen a tax ‘survey’ of the BBC’s Delhi and Mumbai offices, a detailed statement from the Income Tax …

Propaganda video, shoddy Journalism, should never have been telecast: UK MP Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

Propaganda video, shoddy Journalism, should never have been telecast: UK MP Blackman

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "propaganda video" and a "disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism," British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released and that it didn't look at the "all-important fact" that India's Supreme Court investigated the claims against Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 riots and found …

UK MP Bob Blackman slams BBC documentary on PM Modi, says 'Disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism...'
1 year, 10 months ago

UK MP Bob Blackman slams BBC documentary on PM Modi, says 'Disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism...'

India TV News  

BBC documentary on Modi: Terming BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a 'propaganda video' and a 'disgraceful piece of shoddy journalism,' British MP Bob Blackman has said that it should never have been released and that it didn't look at the all-important fact that India's Supreme Court investigated the claims against Narendra Modi in connection with the 2002 …

No Link Between BBC Docu-Series And I-T Survey, UK Will Look At Concerns: British MP Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

No Link Between BBC Docu-Series And I-T Survey, UK Will Look At Concerns: British MP Blackman

ABP News  

New Delhi: BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai were surveyed by the Income Tax department on Tuesday as the agency cited financial irregularities on part of the British broadcaster and also called it a "repeat offender". UK MP Bob Blackman told ABP Live that the Indian authorities have the right to investigate BBC if there are irregularities, and that the …

Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian officials search BBC offices after Modi documentary

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s tax officials searched BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai on Tuesday, weeks after it aired a documentary critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the U.K., the broadcaster said. The Editors Guild of India denounced the move, saying it continues “a trend of using government agencies to intimidate and harass press organizations that are critical …

BBC documentary on PM Modi 'badly researched', doesn't represent UK govt's view: British MP
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi 'badly researched', doesn't represent UK govt's view: British MP

Firstpost  

New Delhi: BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi “is a hatchet job. The lawmaker further said the broadcaster “does not represent views of the British government.” Speaking to News18, Blackman said the two episode docu-series also “sought to demonstrate that the Indian judicial system could not be trusted and I am afraid that the judicial system in India …

BBC documentary on PM Modi is ‘completely exaggerated’: UK MP Bob Blackman
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi is ‘completely exaggerated’: UK MP Bob Blackman

Live Mint  

UK MP Bob Blackman has said that the British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "completely exaggerated". The Centre had ordered social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links of the BBC documentary. Terming the BBC documentary a "propaganda piece", the Centre had ordered social media platforms Twitter and YouTube to block links of the BBC …

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report
1 year, 10 months ago

‘They're after Modi since 2002': Shah on BBC documentary row, Hindenburg report

Hindustan Times  

Truth emerges despite a thousand conspiracies around it, said Union home minister Amit Shah on controversies surrounding the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hindenburg report on Gautam Adani. The British Broadcasting Corporation documentary, which chronicles events that transpired during the 2002 Gujarat riots when Modi was the state chief minister, has triggered a major controversy in …

‘Entirely misconceived’: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on BBC’s Modi documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Entirely misconceived’: SC dismisses plea seeking ban on BBC’s Modi documentary

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed a plea seeking a complete ban on the British Broadcasting Corporation documentary on PM Modi and the Gujarat riots. “The documentary on PM Modi is a result of a deep conspiracy against the global rise of India and its prime minister.” "The documentary film relating to Gujarat violence 2002 implicating PM Modi is …

Over 500 scientists and academics denounce ‘censorship’ of BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Over 500 scientists and academics denounce ‘censorship’ of BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

A group of over 500 Indian scientists and academics has expressed dismay at the “censorship” of the BBC documentary India: the Modi Question, stating that it violated the rights of Indians to access and discuss important information about their society and government. Noting that university administrations across the country had attempted to prevent the screening of the documentary, they said …

SC agrees to hear PILs challenging ban on BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

SC agrees to hear PILs challenging ban on BBC documentary on PM Modi

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear pleas challenging the Centre's decision to block a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots on Monday next week. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Monday took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate C U Singh, appearing for veteran journalist N Ram and …

SC agrees to hear plea challenging govt's move to ban BBC series on PM Modi next week
1 year, 10 months ago

SC agrees to hear plea challenging govt's move to ban BBC series on PM Modi next week

India Today  

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a petition on February 6 challenging the Centre's decision to ban the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices P S Narasimha and J B Pardiwala took note of the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma and senior advocate …

PM Modi documentary row | Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside BBC’s Delhi office
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi documentary row | Hindu Sena puts up anti-BBC placards outside BBC’s Delhi office

The Hindu  

Members of the Hindu Sena on Sunday, allegedly put up anti-BBC placards outside the UK-headquartered broadcaster's office on Kasturba Gandhi Marg here, over its controversial documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots. The Hindu Sena members also accused the media organisation of conspiring to tarnish and malign the image of both India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BBC was a …

BBC Documentary Updates: PM Warns Those Trying to 'Create Divisions'; SFI's Attempt to Screen Series at HP University Foiled by Cops
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC Documentary Updates: PM Warns Those Trying to 'Create Divisions'; SFI's Attempt to Screen Series at HP University Foiled by Cops

News 18  

BBC Documentary Updates: Amid the ongoing row over British Broadcasting Corporation ’s controversial documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’, several universities have initiated probe and disciplinary proceedings against students who screened it. Here are key updates on BBC Documentary Row: The Registrar of the Himachal Pradesh University said they had issued a notice to SFI to stop screening of the documentary …

BBC documentary row: PIL filed in SC challenging Centre's decision to ban documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary row: PIL filed in SC challenging Centre's decision to ban documentary on PM Modi

India TV News  

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court against the Centre's decision to 'ban' a BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots in the country, alleging it was 'malafide, arbitrary and unconstitutional.' The PIL filed by advocate ML Sharma also urged the apex court to call and examine the BBC documentary - both parts I and II - and …

DU proctor says won't allow screening of BBC documentary
1 year, 10 months ago

DU proctor says won't allow screening of BBC documentary

Op India  

The controversy around the BBC propaganda documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role as a head of state during the 2002 Gujarat riots has now reached Delhi University. Join For the BBC Documentary Screening of “India : The Modi Question” Tomorrow at 5PM,at Art’s faculty gate no 4, Delhi University Bhim Army Student Federation, Delhi University#BBCdocumentry pic.twitter.com/DDuBTo7QTR — Bhim Army …

BBC and Bias: The Modi documentary, the ‘prejudiced’ lens on India, and other controversies
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC and Bias: The Modi documentary, the ‘prejudiced’ lens on India, and other controversies

Firstpost  

India: The Modi Question, the controversial BBC documentary, which revisits Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots, continues to fan tension in India. The documentary on the 2012 Delhi gang rape It’s not the first time that the BBC has made a documentary that has angered India. Also read: Here’s why I wish I hadn’t watched Leslee …

PM Modi’s BBC documentary, Kashmir Files screened at Hyderabad university campus
1 year, 10 months ago

PM Modi’s BBC documentary, Kashmir Files screened at Hyderabad university campus

Live Mint  

On January 26, the Students Federation of India organised a show of India: The Modi Question, a BBC documentary about the Gujarat riots 2002, while the RSS' student arm, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, screened The Kashmir Files. An earlier screening of the BBC documentary on January 21 at the university campus was organised by the Fraternity Movement in UoH without …

RSS calls BBC 'toolkit that spreads lies and propaganda' amid row over new documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

RSS calls BBC 'toolkit that spreads lies and propaganda' amid row over new documentary on PM Modi

India TV News  

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh has accused the BBC of being a "toolkit which is spreading lies and propaganda" amongst the Indians by its recently released controversial documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Significantly, BBC has been caught up in controversies for making the documentary which has been rejected by the Ministry of External Affairs, for "allegedly being a symbol of …

Portentous overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the blocking access to and arrests over BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

Portentous overkill: The Hindu Editorial on the blocking access to and arrests over BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

The aftermath of the release of a BBC documentary on the Gujarat pogrom of 2002, which questions the actions taken by the then Gujarat government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, can only be termed as yet another rendition of the ‘Streisand effect’. After issuing directions to disable access to the first episode on websites using emergency powers under the …

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC film on Indian PM Modi, 2002 riots draws government ire

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Days after India blocked a BBC documentary that examines Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role during 2002 anti-Muslim riots and banned people from sharing it online, authorities were scrambling to halt screenings of the program at colleges and restrict clips of it on social media, a move that has been decried by critics as an assault on press …

BBC documentary on PM Modi is conspiracy against India: Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai
1 year, 10 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi is conspiracy against India: Goa Governor Sreedharan Pillai

The Hindu  

A BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the 2002 Gujarat riots that has sparked controversy is a “conspiracy” against India, said Goa Governor P. S. Sreedharan Pillai on January 26. The “character assassination of the Prime Minister” amounts to an onslaught, insult and a malicious act against the country, said the Governor during his address after inspecting a …

‘We support importance of free press around the world’: U.S. on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

‘We support importance of free press around the world’: U.S. on India banning BBC documentary on PM Modi

The Hindu  

Describing India banning the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a matter of press freedom, the U.S. State Department said that it is high time to highlight the importance of democratic principles like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India. Ned Price, the U.S. State Department spokesperson, in a …

On India blocking BBC documentary on Modi, US says, ‘certainly a point we have…’
1 year, 10 months ago

On India blocking BBC documentary on Modi, US says, ‘certainly a point we have…’

Hindustan Times  

Days after the Centre ordered YouTube to take down the copies of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked Twitter to remove posts related to the film, the United States said it supports the importance of a free press around the world and has made the point in India as well. People watch the BBC documentary "India: …

'We support importance of free press...': US reacts on India's move to ban BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
1 year, 10 months ago

'We support importance of free press...': US reacts on India's move to ban BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

India TV News  

BBC documentary row: Amid the ongoing row over the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the United States stated that it is essential to emphasise the significance of democratic concepts like freedom of expression and make it a point around the world as well as in India. It also termed India's decision to ban the BBC documentary as a …

OPINION | BBC documentary: Know the real motive of those trying to defame India
1 year, 10 months ago

OPINION | BBC documentary: Know the real motive of those trying to defame India

India TV News  

BBC documentary: The attempts by pro-Left activists to screen the BBC documentary on Gujarat riots titled 'The Modi Question' in Jamia Millia and JNU campuses are nothing but reflective of their mindset to bring infamy to our country on the eve of 74th Republic Day. In CPI-ruled Kerala, the BBC documentary was extensively screened by pro-Left groups in several districts …

Narendra Modi’s Censorship Has Reached an Alarming New Level
1 year, 10 months ago

Narendra Modi’s Censorship Has Reached an Alarming New Level

Slate  

Modern-day Indian democracy has no compunction about mass censorship. In response, over the weekend India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting invoked a notorious 2021 emergency law—one that’s been utilized to obscure the visibility of social media content at the Indian government’s discretion—to impose a blanket ban on any form of public access to The Modi Question within Indian borders. The …

’Why give Brits the power...?’ Shashi Tharoor responds to BBC documentary row
1 year, 10 months ago

’Why give Brits the power...?’ Shashi Tharoor responds to BBC documentary row

Live Mint  

Congress MP who is known for eloquent command over English and strong arguments against the colonial mindset of the west towards India, spoke about the much controversial BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots that highliughts involvement of erstwhile Chief Minister Narendra Modi. He enunciated that ‘India’s sovereignty is not so fragile that a BBC documentary could undermine it." Tharoor further …

Modi question, episode 1: What’s in the BBC’s Modi documentary? The six main claims
1 year, 10 months ago

Modi question, episode 1: What’s in the BBC’s Modi documentary? The six main claims

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India has lashed out at …

BBC documentary | Second part of ‘The Modi Question’ airs in the U.K.
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC documentary | Second part of ‘The Modi Question’ airs in the U.K.

The Hindu  

The second part of a two-part controversial documentary series, India: The Modi Question, aired in the United Kingdom on Tuesday evening, examining the evolution of the Modi government’s relationship with India’s Muslims as well as communal relations in the country since 2014. The government had denounced and banned the first part of the documentary, which aired last week in the …

India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’
1 year, 11 months ago

India ban on BBC Modi documentary ‘imperils press freedom’

Al Jazeera  

Media groups say India’s government is abusing its emergency powers under the 2021 IT Rules by blocking a BBC documentary. An adviser in India’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday said that Twitter and YouTube have been asked to block links sharing the BBC documentary, India: The Modi Question, which the government earlier labelled as a “propaganda piece“. The …

BBC documentary row: Ruckus in Jamia University over 'planned screening' of banned film, security tightened
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC documentary row: Ruckus in Jamia University over 'planned screening' of banned film, security tightened

India TV News  

BBC Documentary on PM Modi: Security has been tightened outside the Jamia Millia University in Delhi ahead of the planned screening of the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi organised by the Students' Federation of India at 6 pm at MCRC lawns in varisty campus today. Meanwhile, 10 University students and members of the SFI including Azeez, Nivedya, Abhiram, …

Why Modi doesn’t want India to watch BBC film on Gujarat carnage
1 year, 11 months ago

Why Modi doesn’t want India to watch BBC film on Gujarat carnage

Al Jazeera  

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 riots. India’s right-wing government has used emergency powers to block the airing of a BBC documentary which questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots. India has banned a BBC documentary about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role …

DYFI, Youth Congress organise screenings of BBC documentary on Gujarat riots in Kozhikode
1 year, 11 months ago

DYFI, Youth Congress organise screenings of BBC documentary on Gujarat riots in Kozhikode

The Hindu  

Youth organisations aligned to the CPI and the Congress organised screenings of the documentary titled India: The Modi Question produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation, in Kozhikode on Tuesday. The screening of the first part of the documentary at Saroj Bhavan in Kozhikode city was organised by the Democratic Youth Federation of India. The Kozhikode district committee of the Youth …

BBC documentary on PM Modi | Public screenings in Kerala irks BJP
1 year, 11 months ago

BBC documentary on PM Modi | Public screenings in Kerala irks BJP

The Hindu  

Political temperatures escalated in the State on Tuesday over the public screenings of a damning BBC documentary purportedly critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. Student and youth organisations owing allegiance to the CPI and the Congress defied the “Central ban” and provoked the ire of the BJP by holding public screenings of the …

Kerala: DYFI, SFI to screen BBC documentary at 200 venues
1 year, 11 months ago

Kerala: DYFI, SFI to screen BBC documentary at 200 venues

Op India  

Amidst the ongoing controversy over the recently released BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the CPIM’s Democratic Youth Federation of India has vowed to screen the ‘India: The Modi Question’ at 200 venues in Kerala on January 24 and January 25. The reminders of betrayal, apology and genocide cannot be hidden using power.” The BJP has hit out at …

Explained: The ‘emergency powers’ used by India to block BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

Explained: The ‘emergency powers’ used by India to block BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi

Firstpost  

The government has directed YouTube and Twitter to take down links to the BBC documentary, ‘India: The Modi Question’, which revisits PM Narendra Modi’s role in the 2002 Gujarat riots. “Videos sharing @BBCWorld hostile propaganda and anti-India garbage, disguised as ‘documentary’, on @YouTube and tweets sharing links to the BBC documentary have been blocked under India’s sovereign laws and rules,” …

Why BBC’s Modi Documentary is So Much Old Wine in a New Bottle - News18
1 year, 11 months ago

Why BBC’s Modi Documentary is So Much Old Wine in a New Bottle - News18

News 18  

When I first heard about the BBC documentary which questions Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was the state’s chief minister, I was intrigued by its timing. The BBC claims that the documentary contains hitherto undisclosed details from the report of the British government’s inquiry into the riots. He also rejected remarks made by …

'Not familiar but...': White House on BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
1 year, 11 months ago

'Not familiar but...': White House on BBC documentary critical of PM Modi

Hindustan Times  

The White House is not familiar with the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi but is familiar with the “democratic values” that the United States and India share, a US state department spokesperson told reporters on Monday. Responding to a question raised by a Pakistani journalist on the BBC documentary critical of PM Modi, US state department spokesperson Ned …

’Not familiar with documentary, but…’: US on BBC documentary on PM Modi `
1 year, 11 months ago

’Not familiar with documentary, but…’: US on BBC documentary on PM Modi `

Live Mint  

US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said on Monday said that he was not familiar with the BBC documentary on Indian Prime Minister, however, he added that he was very familiar with the shared values that enact the both the nations as two thriving and vibrant democracies. While addressing a press briefing on Monday, Price said that there are numerous …

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