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BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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I guess at this point I should believe the points made in the documentary. The reaction to it speaks volumes.

"When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say."

Apparently George RR Martin, from A Clash of Kings.

Edit: Apologies, should have been in response to the sibling, rather than the parent.

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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'Following the searches, Gaurav Bhatia, a spokesperson from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), described the BBC as the “most corrupt organisation in the world”.' Which just about sums up the independence of the process.

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This is whataboutism. Mr. Sharp is hated by most of the BBC workforce precisely because he is the corrupt representative of a corrupt government. Whatever influence he might ever have had on editorial decisions has long gone.

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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Honestly, a lot of the documentary is a mixture of interviews and CCTV camera footage with a fairly even handed narrative on the top – it, by itself, isn't that shocking and certainly isn't presented in a particularly sensationalist way. I'm amazed by the reaction it has generated. Yes, there's some post-colonial history there and it doesn't look great that it's the BBC that has made it, as opposed to, say, a US or continental European broadcaster. Still, nevertheless, when you see videos of policemen beating up (usually female) students with canes because they've had the audacity to protest, it can't help but make you think.

If you're interested, you can get it (legally) in the UK here: [1] and searching for "India: the Modi question" will most likely provide it elsewhere.

[1] https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0dkb144/india-the-mod...

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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'Following the searches, Gaurav Bhatia, a spokesperson from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), described the BBC as the “most corrupt organisation in the world”.' Which just about sums up the independence of the process.

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But "most corrupt organization in the world"?

Come on.

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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It’s worth noting that many companies such as Apple are diversifying from China due to the overreach of the political powers, but they’re moving over to India where the same thing is happening. Strange.

They are not diversifying from China because of China. They are because of deteriorating relations with the West that may put them at risk in case of, for instance, sanctions against China.

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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Lol, could have just brushed this aside with a comment instead of outright censoring a globally available media. Like what do they expect, no Indian should ever watch it in India or something but it is fine if outside of India?

This is how freedom of speech dies, bit by bit......

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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'Following the searches, Gaurav Bhatia, a spokesperson from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), described the BBC as the “most corrupt organisation in the world”.' Which just about sums up the independence of the process.

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Whether someone took a bribe or not is not really as interesting as the genocide they're pretending didn't happen.

Re: BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout

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'Following the searches, Gaurav Bhatia, a spokesperson from Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), described the BBC as the “most corrupt organisation in the world”.' Which just about sums up the independence of the process.

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This is an irrelevant false equivalence.

The leader of the BBC is quite obviously corrupt and placed in his position in a highly corrupt process.

Which has absolutely no bearing on the Indian government’s response to what was a fairly ordinary piece of media.

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