The authorities of India They carried out an investigation for an alleged tax evasion by the BBC, after the British media published a critical documentary against Narendra Modi, the prime minister. These raids occurred at the newspaper’s offices in Mumbai and New Delhi and they stated that they “will fully cooperate with the authorities.”
Although this documentary was broadcast only on British television, the government of the subcontinent tried to block its broadcast online, calling it “hostile propaganda rubbish against the India”, carried out with a “colonialist thought”. This video focused on Modi’s actions against the Islamophobic violence that occurred in 2002, when he was chief of staff.
The main opposition party was critical of the actions of the government of India, which he defined as a movement that “reeks of despair and shows that the Modi cabinet is afraid of criticism.” They pointed out in a tweet that they condemned these “intimidation tactics”, which they considered an “undemocratic and dictatorial” attitude.
Some press organizations, such as the Guild of Publishers of the asian nationindicated that this action worries them in a “deep” way, since it shows “a continuation of using government agencies to intimidate and harass media organizations that criticize government policies or the ruling class.”
For their part, the Bharatiya Janata party, to which the current president belongs, stated that the BBC is “the most corrupt organization in the world.” and noted that “India It is a country that gives opportunities to all companies and media, as long as they don’t spit poison.”
The BBC’s response
This documentary, called “India: The Modi Question”, recounts an event that started an angry mob that murdered more than a thousand Muslims just over 20 years ago, after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZn_3IZADVQ
According to the documentalist, this work was “rigorously investigated” and had “a wide number of voices, witnesses and experts that cover all opinions, including members of Modi’s party.” In addition, the BBC noted that they approached the government of India for them to tell their own version, but they rejected the offer.
