LetsDiscuss: Mangalore vs Kolkata

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posted by meribaat 1174 days ago
Religious zealots abused women sitting in a pub in Mangalore in Karnataka, India. Zealots from another religion violently protested against the publication of an article in the Statesman in West Bengal.While the government in Karnataka proceeded to arrest the religious extremists in Mangalore, the government in West Bengal succumbed to their variants in Kolkata, arresting the editor instead. The first incident received widespread media-coverage and editorial condemnation and while the second, in comparison, was largely papered over. What lies at the heart of this difference in approach?
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  • Avatar | written by denny 1173 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate comment: + -

    I came to know about this incident right now.... thanx meribaat for letting us know or else even i would have been unaware of this....

    i am actually fed up of the double standards of the Indian media and politicians.....

    but i also feel that the Manglore incident and this incident cant be compared directly.....

    in Manglore the idea of SRS was to gain publicity and thats why they did it, but here in this case I think the matter is of ego, the Jamat-e-Islami members felt that their ego is hurt and thats why they should take revenge....

    but i dont think arresting the editor and publisher was a healthy thing to do.....

    this will put more and more fears in the minds of journalists before reporting or writing anything....

  • Avatar | written by denny 1173 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate comment: + -

    can u send me the link of that article I tried to search but i didnt got it, i want to read it desperately.....


  • Avatar | written by denny 1172 days ago Rating: 0 | Rate comment: + -

    thank u meri baat i would read it and comment on it.....


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