08-18-2005, 10:08 AM
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Reaction from other group on above biased reporting by HT link -
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Notice in this article very respectful tone no politicising or subtle bias as in Hindustan times article where Lalit k.Jha writer alluded to 'rightest' Hindu groups.i rung him and really castigated him and told him that we would have campaign against paper.He stated that if they got enough complaints then head bureau in Delhi might consider retraction of political bias and tender apology.<b>Jha also tried to quip and retorted ;hindus are right ,aren;t they?</b> in response to my demand to know why he used this perjorative term rightest? I told him not to take the restive Hindu community as passive bystanders to assault and insult and that <b>we insist on retraction which he refused saying rightest was open to interpretation </b>which i countered that the media propaganda machinery had cemented word permanently to negative and dishonest aggressive references such as saffronization and communal and fundamentlaist acting as hate machinery against hindus.He stated that persons had been contacting him his number at 701 330 2252 and he was directing them to the Hindustan times website to lodge protest complaint.i suggest that we straighten this out right now and direct everyone to website to express disgust and anguish that this newspaper could take a tragedy of an Indian hero such as Akhil's murder and be so contemptous and sully and dishonor his hallowed name by labelling hinm indirectly as a rightest.This is offensive adn should not be toleratedEveryone must lodge strong protest and they will be foreced ot retract and issue open apology.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Reaction from other group on above biased reporting by HT link -
via email
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Notice in this article very respectful tone no politicising or subtle bias as in Hindustan times article where Lalit k.Jha writer alluded to 'rightest' Hindu groups.i rung him and really castigated him and told him that we would have campaign against paper.He stated that if they got enough complaints then head bureau in Delhi might consider retraction of political bias and tender apology.<b>Jha also tried to quip and retorted ;hindus are right ,aren;t they?</b> in response to my demand to know why he used this perjorative term rightest? I told him not to take the restive Hindu community as passive bystanders to assault and insult and that <b>we insist on retraction which he refused saying rightest was open to interpretation </b>which i countered that the media propaganda machinery had cemented word permanently to negative and dishonest aggressive references such as saffronization and communal and fundamentlaist acting as hate machinery against hindus.He stated that persons had been contacting him his number at 701 330 2252 and he was directing them to the Hindustan times website to lodge protest complaint.i suggest that we straighten this out right now and direct everyone to website to express disgust and anguish that this newspaper could take a tragedy of an Indian hero such as Akhil's murder and be so contemptous and sully and dishonor his hallowed name by labelling hinm indirectly as a rightest.This is offensive adn should not be toleratedEveryone must lodge strong protest and they will be foreced ot retract and issue open apology.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->