Indian Mainstream Modia

Modi, Modi, Modi.

It is the starting word of the headlines at 9 pm prime, across all news channels. Modi is the focus point. All discussion revolves around him. Modi brings viewers. For media, TRP means Modi or Kapil Sharma.

Daily anchors start evaluating Modi on all possible parameters. From malnutrition to Muslims. If similar inspection was done by any other agencies on Modi would have got so many ISO certifications. By the way, Modi’s office got ISO.

Coming to the panelists, most of them are screaming types. They scream more whenever they run short of logic. If panelists are not fighting with each other, it’s almost like an insult to the anchor of that channel. Apart from Devang Nanavati and Rahul Narvekar who are energetic and logical, I find other panelists boring, too predictable. Even anchors also repetitive. “But what about 2002?”types.

I wonder if Modi ever took these debates seriously he would have gone mad. Like Narendra Maddy or something.

Recently Sudheendra Kulkarni was on all channels. Earlier he was invited during some election results day or else during Ayodhya verdict. Now he is the darling of media and Advani’s words are veda-vakya for Kulkarni and for media (for now).

Sad to see the nuts and bolts man of the party relegated to isolation. Learnings for Modi. Nothing is permanent in politics
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 14, 2013

In a major turn of events, today Advani has praised Modi. Well, this is going to hurt the media the most! Their only line of defense- “Veteran Advani was sidelined” is no more valid now. They have to invent something else now. With Advani endorsing Modi’s work, it is the media who has to fall in line.

I heard Javed Ansari of H/T this afternoon speaking on this development. He was saying that Advani has to fall in line or else he would be ignored. Anchor then asked him “What did Advani speak about Modi in his speech?”

Javed said “I was not there and I didn’t listen to the speech”

People who are political editors and who don’t even listen to the speech are giving their “expert opinion”.

If the only intention is to find fault with Modi, then it’s never going to end. “What about 2002” types will soon be finding themselves running towards the dead end.