‘Facts ignored’: India’s ex-ambassadors slam BBC’s documentary on PM Modi – Hindustan Times
BBC ruined its credibility by making the docary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Indian ambassadors said on Saturday amid The continued controversy over India: The Modi Question, a two-half collection. The British broadcaster ignored particulars Inside the docary, The earlier envoys said to information agency ANI.
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Bhaswati Mukherjee, former ambassador of India to the Netherlands said, “BBC has a troubled doc in Dealing with India As a Outcome of it seems to have a colonial mindset with regard to India. It does these packages That are extremely discriminatory and funded by private halfners, not the British authorities.”
Veena Sikri, former ambassador to Bangladesh said, “There Is not any factual reporting Inside the BBC docary. They’ve utterly ignored The options of the Supreme Courtroom of India. The 452-paged judgement of the SC utterly exonerated PM Modi and defined how the incidents Occurred.”
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“By placing blame on PM Modi with out verifying particulars, BBC has wholly destroyed its credibility. I also suspect A strong home angle Inside The united kingdom in the direction ofs PM Rishi Sunak. They’re making an try to whip up anti-Indian sentiments and destroy relations within India and between India and UK,” Veena said.
PK Seghal, a defence professional, spoke to ANI and said the extra Western nations Attempt and Search out faults with PM Modi, the extra Indians will realise That He is utterly needed for the nation’s progress. “It is BBC’s ploy to demolish Modi earlier than the 2024 polls. They will use the media To focus on Modi. BBC has ruined its credibility by Coming out with this collection. It is unfortunate that the Anglo part world, notably the British, Does not Want A strong India and A strong PM,” Seghal said.
Greater than 300 eminent Indians, collectively with retired judges, bureaucrats, and armed forces veterans, signed A press launch condemning the BBC for its ‘unrelenting prejudice’ in the direction of India and its chief.