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

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Post by capableweb »

azalemeth wrote: post #13

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 c…

> If you're interested, you can get it (legally) in the UK here

And if you happen to be belong to the rest of the ~99.13% world population, you can grab it here:

    Episode 1 - magnet:?xt=urn:btih:3C378A82CF67A1107523CA6C647077403A1EF74D&dn=India+The+Modi+Question+S01E01+1080p+HDTV+H264-DARKFLiX&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.dler.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentracker.i2p.rocks%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F47.ip-51-68-199.eu%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2920%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.pirateparty.gr%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.cyberia.is%3A6969%2Fannounce

    Episode 2 - magnet:?xt=urn:btih:F55992F922B9A0E49C09E198835F0F06EE07635B&dn=India+The+Modi+Question+S01E02+1080p+HDTV+H264-DARKFLiX&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.coppersurfer.tk%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.openbittorrent.com%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.opentrackr.org%3A1337&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.leechers-paradise.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.dler.org%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Fopentracker.i2p.rocks%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F47.ip-51-68-199.eu%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.internetwarriors.net%3A1337%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2F9.rarbg.to%3A2920%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.pirateparty.gr%3A6969%2Fannounce&tr=udp%3A%2F%2Ftracker.cyberia.is%3A6969%2Fannounce

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

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Post by skilled »

azalemeth wrote: post #13

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 c…

I think a better question is, "Who is causing this reaction?".

As in, who is the person who cannot bear this and is it because the ego is being bruised, or because it portrays India in a certain manner?

Maybe some of these world leaders should consider therapy seeing as they can't handle their own problems by themselves and rather punish people around them for it.

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

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Post by mtmail »

Lionga wrote: post #37

I Germany normal people get raided by a SWAT Team if they write "[Politician X] is a penis" on Twitter[1] and this was just some 3 grade local politician. So I guess this amount of corruption between politicians and police is available to all politicians in germany not just PMs which seems much more fair. [1] https://www.nw.de/nachrichten/nachrichten/23086941_Aufschrei...

It wasn't a SWAT team. The politician is minister of interior of the state and thus head of the police. He formally filed a police report about an insult, that is indeed available to anybody. Still a local scandal, his name is now associated with being a penis. IMHO unrelated to the BBC documentary (freedom of press vs freedom to insult somebody on social media).

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

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Post by Lio »

s_dev wrote: post #24

Modi should have funded an Indian documentary on the financing of Rishi Sunak and his wife as a way of silencing criticism -- Tories would pull BBC in to line pretty quick then. Seems those with dirty hands are quick to point the finger.

I doubt it.

A) Sunak can't just "pull the BBC into line" as it's independent of the government.

B) The BBC regularly criticises the UK government and even the Royal family. If it could get a scoop on some new corruption it would air it as soon as it could.

C) We also have people like Led By Donkeys here who air as much dirt as they can on the government. (We are not short of scandals right now, although few involve genocide).

https://www.ledbydonkeys.org/

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

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Post by berdario »

tompagenet2 wrote: post #46
koheripbal wrote: post #40

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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“They tend to always produce negative pieces about…” is quite an unevidenced statement. I would think fair journalism would produce negative pieces on a lot of people, and perhaps those where the relationship isn’t going well might stick in the mind more. More generally though, what’s the game plan here if, as your comment seems to posit, there could be (or could be seen to be) an ulterior motive. UK has left EU. Wan…

> “They tend to always produce negative pieces about…” is quite an unevidenced statement.

There are whole books of evidence for that

https://www.medialens.org/2017/preferred-conclusions-the-bbc...

> what’s the game plan here if, as your comment seems to posit, there could be (or could be seen to be) an ulterior motive. UK has left EU. Wants trade partners. Not going as well with India as it could. So make documentary to make it go worse?

There are multiple competing interests at play. Ultimately, improving relationship with India (at the expense of burying what I presume is a legitimate criticism and investigation on BJP) is just not worth as much as the alternative.

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

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Post by KingOfCoders »

s_dev wrote: post #24

Modi should have funded an Indian documentary on the financing of Rishi Sunak and his wife as a way of silencing criticism -- Tories would pull BBC in to line pretty quick then. Seems those with dirty hands are quick to point the finger.

This Modi?

"Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed Infosys and Sudha Murthy, chairperson of Infosys Foundation, as he expressed gratitude to them for their service to humanity."

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

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Post by amriksohata »

Not sure why the offices have been raided, corruption in Indian offices are not new, just because they are the BBC does not make its staff immune.

The show itself adds nothing new in real evidence that can be taken to court, however there is a serious risk it create communal disharmony. Muslims and Hindus have found peace since the event, Indians see it as stirring the pot just before the 2024 elections.

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

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Post by amriksohata »

DarthNebo wrote: post #17

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......

Because it could create communal disharmony and doesn't actually provide any further court admissible evidence.

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

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Post by berdario »

toyg wrote: post #12
londons_explore wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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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.

The problem is not only Sharp, the BBC is widely known for being partisan

https://www.medialens.org/2019/the-arrogance-of-bbc-news/

Of course "most corrupt organization in the world" is hyperbole, and I wouldn't discount this specific investigation on BJP (but I have limited interest in that, since I haven't been to India in years)

But blaming others of whataboutism is harmful, since it stifles deserved criticism.

Especially because no one here is really defending the Indian government corruption (for now), so it's not even truly whataboutism.

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