BBC is being accused of fabricating a wrong narrative not only against PM Modi but also against India and Indians. And this is not the first time.
No hope comes / No face is visible / From which mouth will you go to Kaaba Ghalib / You don’t feel ashamed. Same is the case with BBC. The BBC is constantly being criticized for its documentary on the Gujarat riots. Even the Prime Minister of Home Country Britain Rishi Sunak has also condemned it. The fact is that the committee formed by the Supreme Court on the Gujarat riots had given a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite this, BBC has accused him in this documentary.
BBC is being accused of fabricating a wrong narrative not only against PM Modi but also against India and Indians. And this is not the first time. The BBC, which prides itself on the standards of journalism, has been doing wrong reporting in the past as well. After raising objections several times, BBC has also apologized for its wrong reporting and presentation. Despite this, he does this again and again.
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- In the year 2012, the BBC had run the wrong news of the death of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Margaret was alive then, but the BBC ran the news that she had died. Later BBC had to apologize for this.
- In the year 2014, the video of the then British Prime Minister David Cameron’s speech was edited in such a way that it seemed that the PM had staggered while speaking. While nothing like this happened. Later the BBC apologized for this.
- In the year 2017, the BBC presented a report that Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) had said ‘no’ to the Brexit deal. This was a grave mistake on a subject as important as the Brexit deal. The BBC later apologized for this serious editorial mistake.
- In the year 2019, the BBC showed a fake video footage showing the report that chemical weapons were used in Syria. BBC had to apologize later for wrong reporting about this country which has been in the grip of civil war for 11 years.
- In the year 2020, the BBC went too far when a fire broke out at Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential building in West London, killing more than 12 people and injuring more than 70. Then the BBC ran an interview of a fake person claiming to be a Grenfell incident survivor. BBC apologized when the poll was exposed.
BBC has also apologized for doing wrong reporting about India many times. At present, even in the documentary made on Gujarat riots, BBC has presented a wrong image of India and PM Modi. He is being criticized for this.
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