Breaking News: MEA & BJP Slam Hatchet Job On Modi | Diaspora Protests Bias & Agenda | Times Now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy9TxFTTYzo Jan 19, 2023
On Thursday, the ministry of external affairs criticised the BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed it was propaganda intended to forward a certain debunked thesis. Arindam Bagchi, a spokesman for the foreign ministry, noted that the documentary has not been shown in India and said that "the prejudice, lack of impartiality, and continued colonial mindset is plainly evident." The first episode of a BBC documentary series titled India The Modi Question, which debuted on Tuesday and was taken down from YouTube on Wednesday, was shown. The second episode of the series is slated to air on January 24. The show examines Narendra Modi's tenure as Gujarat's chief minister.
Documentary On PM Modi Called Out | | Times Now Jan 19, 2023 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yPXj9IQsOo The documentary on PM Modi has continued to draw flak. The BJP and the Indian government have slammed BBC for the movie. The movie has been called a 'propaganda piece' having a 'colonial mindset.' In the latest developments, Lord Rami Ranger, a businessman, said, " BBC News You have caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians🇮🇳 It insults a democratically elected PM of India, Indian Police & the Indian judiciary. We condemn the riots and loss of life & also condemn your biased."
Lord Rami Ranger Slams BBC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yPXj9IQsOo
“Don’t agree…” PM Sunak shuts down Pak-Origin UK MP’s attempt to raise anti-Modi BBC ‘documentary’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55tqzJJXNs4 Jan 19, 2023
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak was quick to shoot down Pakistan-origin Member of Parliament Imran Hussain’s efforts to raise anti-Modi BBC ‘documentary’ during PMQs in the Parliament. UK’s National broadcaster BBC, aired a two-part series attacking PM Narendra Modi’s tenure as Gujarat Chief Minister during the Gujarat riots of 2002. The documentary sparked outrage and was removed from select platforms. Prominent Indian origin UK citizens condemned the series.
The documentary is (20.1.2023) available at https://archive.org/details/narendra-modi-bbc-documentary
New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock Ashis Ray Jan 19, 2023 https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/new-bbc-documentary-puts-narendra-modi-back-in-the-dock/article66409146.ece why did the BBC decide to air this explosive film on the Gujarat riots now? The British government is presently engaged in delicate negotiations with its Indian counterpart to arrive at an ambitious trade treaty.
The answer lies in the fact that while the BBC is a public broadcaster operating under a Royal Charter and is funded by licence fees from every TV household in Britain, it is zealously protective of its editorial independence. It is not required to run the impending broadcast of the film past the British foreign office—which would most certainly have objected to the idea.
Jack Straw, who was Foreign Secretary under Prime Minister Tony Blair when the riots occurred, was the one who set up the investigation. Previously as Home Secretary, he instituted the Freedom of Information Act in 2000. In 2015, he was a member of a panel established to review the Act. Straw’s proximity to the UK’s Information Commission might have played a part in declassifying the foreign office’s clandestine investigative report.