It is interesting to see the following headline and link supporting the article appearing in BBC Online India section today 23/04/2019 when Modi ji voted in his Gujarat seat.
‘Strongman’ image may not win votes for Narendra Modi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-47959604
No surprise that it is written by the same person who for the past five years has wasted precious licence-fee payers money dwelling on just one subject- To depict Mr Modi in a different light than how the rest of India or perhaps the world see him. A number of complaints to BBC about this reporter (or his superior’s) predictable narrative appear to fall on deaf ears.
When this reporter runs out of any meaningful creative ideas to sully Mr Modi, he seems to seek help of other anti-Modiwala gang whether in India or abroad to ferment the same view which is unsuccessfully leashed on the rest of us. The comparison between Erdogan and Modi is misplaced, the former having imprisoned over 500,000 people who voiced their opinion against him, a journalist was murdered in a foreign embassy in his country and recently his party lost Mayoral elections in Istanbul and Ankara, Erdogan is publicly asking for a re-election! Only a biased mind can come out with such parallels. If you were to open the link you will see other examples of BBC’s bias against Modi, stories headlined under a question mark in order to make them more legitimate.
As British Indians we have to ask the Board of Trustees again, how the online storylines about India are edited. Has anyone bothered to witness the stride India has taken since inception of Modi’s government? Just by using terms as right wing Hindu nationalist (this is on the verge of insulting our biggest religion), cow vigilantes, intolerance etc borrowed from the pseudo secular Indian media doesn’t convince us about BBC’s reportage of India.
As someone hailing from Mumbai I travel from UK up and down the country in cities and towns regularly and nowhere do I see the pre-election evidence in general public of any waning of popularity of Modi. In fact we have seen examples of Congress candidates mocked with Modi slogans!
As British Indians we do not mind balanced reporting and constructive criticism however this onslaught of stories which appear to be written using same words churned out in different style clearly does not wash with us.
We urge to the BBC Trustees to decide what kind of leader they want in India- a dedicated selfless and honest person or yet another extension of a dynastical corrupt family ruling over seven decades but noting to show for it?
Jai Hind
Desh Premi
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