The notorious newspaper ‘The Telegraph’ has yet again displayed its sick mentality as it has carried out an insidious headline about the airstrikes carried out by IAF in Balakot, Pakistan. The Telegraph has framed its headlines in such a manner that it has ended up politicizing the airstrikes and associating them with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The insensitive, headline reads, “STRIKE THIRST MET, TIME TO CHOOSE WISELY.” In a subtle manner, it has also questioned the claims of causalities inflicted upon Jash-e-Mohammad terrorists. It said: Bombs? ‘Yes’, Deaths? ‘No’.
This is shameful at so many levels and exposes the pathetic mindset of such news traders who indulge in spreading subtle propaganda. Unfortunately, just because of despicable acts like these, the profession of journalism has been perceived as abuse. Such kind of journalism is pathetic, to say the least. Instead of being jubilant about the death of Pakistani terrorists and feeling proud of the airstrikes carried out by the IAF i order to avenge the dastardly Pulwama terrorist attack, the Lutyens’ media is more worried about the fact that these strikes will give advantage to PM Modi in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. They have not shown any positivity in reporting an incident of national pride.
The Telegraph’s headline is an absolute insult to the martyrs who sacrificed their lives fighting terror on Indian soil, and it also insults those brave IAF pilots who carried out airstrikes against Pakistan. It seems that the news traders active in India don’t even care about the souls of those who were martyred in this fight against terrorism.
The recent headline published by ‘The Telegraph’ has set very low standards of reporting and journalism. No word can be strong enough to match the insidious character of this headline. It seems that Pakistan edition of ‘The Telegraph’ is being presented to the Indians.
With every passing day, The Telegraph is stooping to a new low. Earlier, they had put the devotees of Bhagwan Ayyappa and stone pelters in Kashmir valley in the same bracket. The lead story of the front page of The Telegraph read: In Kashmir, We Shoot them. In Kerala, We Call them devotees.
Leading journalists of India called out ‘The Telegraph’ for its ‘journalism’. Adityaraj Kaul, the journalist at Republic, tweeted, “Journalism is going down the drain every passing day. In Kashmir, stone pelters are defending Pakistan sponsored terrorists who kill innocent Kashmiris and brave forces. However, in Sabarimala, it’s an issue of worship. No terror. No external pressure. No guns blazing. Grow up!”
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