BBC Documentary on Modi

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MEA says BBC documentary on Modi is 'propaganda' and reflects ... (The Hindu)

Though the documentary wasn't screened by the BBC in India, various social media platforms were flooded with snippets shared by viewers from abroad.

The Gujarat riots featured in the U.K. The inquiry by the U.K. The documentary was taken up by Pakistan-origin lawmaker Imran Hussain at the House of Commons who described the 2002 riots as a “grave act of ethnic cleansing”. The film which is a “long form reportage” informed the riots had created “great deal of alarm” in the U.K. “There were very serious claims that Chief Minister Modi had played a proactive part in pulling back the police and in tacitly encouraging the Hindu extremists,” former Foreign Secretary of the U.K. “The bias, the lack of objectivity, and frankly a continuing colonial mindset, is blatantly visible.

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On BBC's PM Modi documentary, former foreign secretary says ... (Hindustan Times)

Kanwal Sibal who was the foreign secretary when the 'secret report' – the base of the BBC's documentary – was prepared said he at that time issued warning ...

I do not agree with that characterization," the MEA spokesperson said. Sunak distanced himself from the documentary and said he did not agree with the characterisation of PM Modi, as done by the BBC. The documentary is on Narendra Modi and the 2002 Godhra riot. In a tweet on Thursday, the former diplomat said he was the foreign secretary at that time. The MEA reacted to this statement and questioned the investigation report. The two-part series India: The Modi Question has drawn flak from Indian-origin viewers of the BBC after the first part was aired on Tuesday.

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BBC Documentary: ब्रिटिश संसद में PM मोदी के समर्थन में उतरे सुनक ... (अमर उजाला)

ब्रिटिश ब्रॉडकास्टर बीबीसी ने India: The Modi Question शीर्षक से दो पार्ट में एक नई सीरीज बनाई है ...

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BBC Documentary On PM Modi "Propaganda Piece", "Colonial ... (NDTV)

The government today slammed a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a "propaganda piece with bias" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a ...

The BBC, said a tweet, should run a series on the Bengal Famine called "UK: The Churchill Question." [@BBCNews] You have caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians🇮🇳 It insults a democratically elected [@PMOIndia] Indian Police & the Indian judiciary. The series descriptor calls it a "look at tensions between Indian PM Narendra Modi and India's Muslim minority, investigating claims about his role in the 2002 riots that left over a thousand dead." It insults a democratically elected@PMOIndia Indian Police and the Indian judiciary. "If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again. So, I am only going to comment in the context of what I have heard about it and what my colleagues have seen.

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BBC defends documentary on PM Modi after criticism (Deccan Herald)

The BBC said its documentary on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was "rigorously researched", responding to criticism from the Indian foreign ministry ...

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BBC documentary on PM Modi reflective of agency, 'propaganda ... (Livemint)

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of Indian Government has said that the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)'s documentary on Prime Minister ...

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India says BBC documentary on India PM Modi is "propaganda" (Reuters)

India's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Another petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed last year. The violence erupted after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire, killing 59.

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BBC की डॉक्यूमेंट्री में PM मोदी का दुष्प्रचार: विदेश मंत्रालय ने भारत के ... (दैनिक भास्कर)

भारत सरकार ने BBC की गुजरात दंगों पर बनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री को प्रधानमंत्री मोदी और देश के ...

गुजरात में 2002 में हुए दंगों को लेकर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने SIT का गठन किया था। कमेटी ने दंगों में नरेंद्र मोदी का हाथ नहीं पाया था। SIT ने कहा था कि मोदी के खिलाफ कोई सबूत नहीं मिले। जून 2022 में सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने SIT की तरफ से मोदी को मिली क्लीन चिट को सही माना था। BBC ने 17 जनवरी को ‘द मोदी क्वेश्चन’ डॉक्यूमेंट्री का पहला एपिसोड यूट्यूब पर रिलीज किया था। दूसरा एपिसोड 24 जनवरी को रिलीज होना था। इससे पहले ही केंद्र सरकार ने पहले एपिसोड को यूट्यूब से हटा दिया। पहले एपिसोड के डिस्क्रिप्शन में लिखा था कि ये डॉक्यूमेंट्री भारत के प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और मुस्लिम अल्पसंख्यकों के बीच तनाव पर नजर डालती है। गुजरात में 2002 में हुए दंगों में नरेंद्र मोदी की भूमिका के दावों की जांच करती है। बता दें कि गुजरात दंगों की जांच के लिए सुप्रीम कोर्ट के निर्देश पर गठित समिति ने नरेंद्र मोदी को क्लीन चिट दी थी। भारत सरकार ने BBC की गुजरात दंगों पर बनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री को प्रधानमंत्री मोदी और देश के खिलाफ प्रोपेगैंडा बताया है। विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता अरिंदम बागची ने गुरुवार को मीडिया ब्रीफ्रिंग में कहा- हम नहीं जानते कि डॉक्यूमेंट्री के पीछे क्या एजेंडा है, लेकिन यह निष्पक्ष नहीं है। यह प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी के खिलाफ दुष्प्रचार है।

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गुजरात दंगों पर BBC की डॉक्यूमेंट्री पर सरकार ने क्या कहा? (The Lallantop)

इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री में गुजरात दंगों के दौरान नरेंद्र मोदी की भूमिका पर सवाल उठाया गया ...

दंगों में राज्य सरकार और नरेंद्र मोदी की भूमिका पर पहले भी सवाल उठे थे. कई जांच एजेंसियां भी नरेंद्र मोदी को इस मामले में क्लीन चिट दे चुकी है. इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री में दंगों के दौरान तत्कालीन मुख्यमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की भूमिका पर सवाल उठाया गया है. डॉक्यूमेंट्री भारत में रिलीज नहीं हुई है. डॉक्यूमेंट्री में ब्रिटिश सरकार की इन्क्वायरी टीम की रिपोर्ट का हवाला दिया गया है. जिसे एक खास नैरेटिव के तहत बनाया गया है.

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PM Modi BBC Documentary Row: पीएम मोदी पर BBC की डॉक्यूमेंट्री में ... (Jansatta)

PM Modi BBC Documentary Row: पीएम मोदी पर बनी बीबीसी डॉक्यूमेंट्री को लेकर विवाद गहरा गया है।

[ नरेंद्र मोदी ](https://www.jansatta.com/about/narendra-modi/)पर बनी डॉक्यूमेंट्री का पहला एपीसोड मंगलवार को प्रसारित किया गया था, जबकि सीरीज का दूसरा पार्ट अगले सप्ताह 24 जनवरी को प्रसारित किया जाएगा। [Delhi Govt vs LG: सुप्रीम कोर्ट में अंतिम चरण में पहुंची लड़ाई तो केंद्र ने चला एक शब्द का बड़ा दांव, दंग रह गए CJI चंद्रचूड़](https://www.jansatta.com/jansatta-special/delhi-govt-vs-lg-centre-demands-larger-bench-cji-dy-chandrachud-and-bench-got-surprised/2614698/) [उग्र क्यों हो रहे हैं? वहीं ब्रिटेन के प्रधानमंत्री ऋषि सुनक ने पीएम मोदी पर बनी बीबीसी डॉक्यूमेंट्री पर एतराज जताया है। बीबीसी ने ‘India: The Modi Question’ नाम से दो पार्ट में एक डॉक्यूमेंट्री रिलीज की है। इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री को कथित रूप से

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India Slams BBC Narendra Modi Documentary, Broadcaster Defends It (Variety)

India has slammed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dismissing it as 'propaganda,' but the corporation is sticking to its guns.

A series of controversial policies – the removal of Kashmir’s special status guaranteed under Article 370 of the Indian constitution and a citizenship law that many said treated Muslims unfairly – has been accompanied by reports of violent attacks on Muslims by Hindus,” according to the BBC episode description. The second part of the documentary, which is due to broadcast on Jan. This has been the source of considerable reporting and interest both in India and across the world in recent years.” A wide range of voices, witnesses and experts were approached, and we have featured a range of opinions – this includes responses from people in the BJP [India’s ruling party]. “If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again. So, I am only going to comment in the context of what I have heard about it and what my colleagues have seen.

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India says BBC film on Modi's role in Gujarat riots 'propaganda' (Aljazeera.com)

Documentary shows findings of a UK inquiry into the 2002 deadly riots, which reveals PM Modi failed to stop violence.

The systematic, state-sponsored discrimination against Muslims includes laws that ban the hijab, a headscarf worn by many Muslim women, in certain parts of the country. Modi joined the RSS at a young age in his home state of Gujarat. “That was a particularly egregious example.” And they produced a very thorough report,” he added. Terming the BBC documentary a “propaganda piece” meant to push a “discredited narrative”, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said a “bias”, “lack of objectivity”, and “continuing colonial mindset” is “blatantly visible” in it. The British inquiry report showcased in the documentary refers to the events as a “systematic campaign of violence” which has “all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing”, and placed direct responsibility on Modi.

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2002 Gujarat riots: BBC documentary on Modi biased…blatant ... (The Indian Express)

A DAY after the BBC aired the first part of a two-part documentary, “India: The Modi Question”, focusing on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and his then ...

Straw says the team produced “a very thorough report” that, according to the documentary, blamed the then Modi government for the violence that targeted minorities. If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again. Of course, we don’t tolerate persecution anywhere but I’m not sure I agree at all with the characterisation,” Sunak said.

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'Propaganda': MEA rejects BBC documentary on Modi (Hindustan Times)

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, too, said in the country's parliament that he “doesn't agree with the characterisation” of his Indian counterpart in the ...

The BBC added, “A wide range of voices, witnesses and experts were approached, and we have featured a range of opinions – this includes responses from people in the BJP. In UK’s House of Commons, when asked about the documentary by Pakistan-origin MP Imran Hussain, Sunak said: “The UK government’s position on this has been clear and long-standing and hasn’t changed. “Whether they took up [the deaths] in 2002, I do not have an idea,” he said. If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again.” BBC has described the two-part documentary as a look at the “troubled relationship” between the Indian government and the Muslim minority following Modi’s re-election in 2019. Responding to a question about the documentary at the weekly media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi noted the film has not been screened in India and is not legally available on social media or streaming platforms.

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New BBC documentary puts Narendra Modi back in the dock (Frontline)

It reveals a secret British foreign office report that found Narendra Modi culpable in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

The film signs off with the comment: “History is being rewritten,” in reference to the present circumstances in India. While Modi was in the UK, an application in a London court for a warrant of arrest against him failed narrowly. He wrote, “The external affairs minister (Yashwant Sinha) had gone to Prime Minister Vajpayee, who had concurred that the visit was undesirable and must be aborted.” But apparently because of pressure from the Sangh Parivar, it went ahead. That was how to handle the media.” It is not required to run the impending broadcast of the film past the British foreign office—which would most certainly have objected to the idea. These were very serious claims; that Chief Minister Modi played a pretty active part in pulling back the police and in tacitly encouraging the Hindu extremists. While the film is mostly based on compelling archival footage and interviews, seen alongside the foreign office report, the portrayal of Modi is that of a chilling communalist. In 2015, he was a member of a panel established to review the Act. The BBC, however, also admits in the show that “police contacts deny this meeting happened”. Sreekumar, head of police intelligence in Gujarat, and Sanjiv Bhatt, another police officer, had maintained that Modi indeed imposed the diktat, witnesses for the Chief Minister countered that neither Sreekumar nor Bhatt was present at the concerned meeting. The British government is presently engaged in delicate negotiations with its Indian counterpart to arrive at an ambitious trade treaty. The targeted destruction of all Muslim businesses in Hindu and mixed Hindu-Muslim areas.”

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गुजरात दंगों पर बनी BBC डॉक्यूमेंट्री को लेकर ब्रिटेन में भी हल्ला, पीएम ... (ABP News)

BBC Documentary On PM Modi: प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी और साल 2002 में हुए गुजरात दंगों पर बनी बीबीसी ...

दरअसल, ब्रिटेन की एक संस्था बीबीसी ने साल 2002 के गुजरात दंगों के दौरान गुजरात के मुख्यमंत्री के रूप में नरेंद्र मोदी के कार्यकाल पर पर निशाना साधते हुए 2 पार्ट्स में एक सीरीज दिखाई थी. सुनक ने अपनी बात रखते हुए कहा कि इस मामले पर यूके सरकार की स्थिति स्पष्ट है, जो स्टैंड लंबे समय से है वह बदला नहीं है. ब्रिटिश पीएम ऋषि सुनक ने भारतीय पीएम मोदी के समर्थन में बोलते हुए अपनी संसद में कहा कि वो इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री में उनके कैरेक्टरराइजेशन से सहमत नहीं हैं.

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BBC documentary controversy: BBC की डॉक्यूमेंट्री में PM Modi का ... (Republic World)

PM नरेंद्र मोदी पर हाल ही में BBC ने एक सीरीज बनाई है, जो विवादों में घिर गई है।

पीएम मोदी के बारे में जारी इस तरह की किसी भी रिपोर्ट से सहमत नहीं हैं। ऋषि सुनक ने कहा- 'यूके सरकार पहले भी इस बारे में अपना पक्षा साफ कर चुकी है। इसमें कोई बदलाव नहीं है, लेकिन जिस तरह से इसमें चरित्रों को दिखा गया है। उससे मैं जरा सा भी इत्तेफाक नहीं रखता हूं'। दो एपिसोड वाली इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री पर भारतीयों ने गहरी आपत्ति जताई है। जिस तरह से इसमें चरित्रों को दिखाया गया है खुद ब्रिटिश पीएम ऋषि सुनक (British PM Rishi Sunak) ने इसे मानने से इंकार कर दिया है। वो भी भरी ब्रिटिस संसद (British Parliament) के अंदर। दरअसल, ब्रिटिश संसद में पाकिस्तानी मूल के सांसद इमरान हुसैन ने BBC की रिपोर्ट का हवाला देते हुए पीएम मोदी पर आरोप लगाए, लेकिन ऋषि सुनक ने इमरान हुसैन को करारा जवाब दिया। सुनक ने कहा कि वो ‘द मोदी क्वेश्चन’ में गुजरात दंगों को दिखाया गया है। भारत सरकार ने BBC की इस डॉक्यूमेंट्री को PM मोदी और देश के खिलाफ प्रोपेगैंडा बताया है। केंद्र सरकार ने एक्शन लेते हुए बुधवार को इसे यूट्यूब से हटा दिया था। विदेश मंत्रालय के प्रवक्ता अरिंदम बागची ने मीडिया ब्रीफ्रिंग में कहा- हम नहीं जानते कि डॉक्यूमेंट्री के पीछे क्या एजेंडा है, लेकिन यह निष्पक्ष नहीं है। भारत के विदेश मंत्रालय ने साफ कहा है कि ये पूर्वाग्रह से ग्रसित है।

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A 'Propaganda Piece With Bias': Govt's Reply to BBC Documentary ... (The Wire)

Kanwal Sibal, who was foreign secretary during the 2002 riots period, questioned the timing of the UK government report, cited in the documentary, ...

A wide range of voices, witnesses and experts were approached, and we have featured a range of opinions – this includes responses from people in the BJP. “@BBCNews You have caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians It insults a democratically elected@PMOIndia Indian Police and the Indian judiciary. In fact, it must be somewhere in the papers of that period that I had issued a warning to them not to interfere in the internal affairs. He didn’t point to why he felt the timing of the report was off, and if it was due to the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. This has been the source of considerable reporting and interest both in India and across the world in recent years. [@BBCNews] You have caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians🇮🇳 It insults a democratically elected [@PMOIndia] Indian Police & the Indian judiciary. On how this was connected to the riots, Sibal said: “That was different. It also held that the events indicated a “systematic campaign of violence” which had “all the hallmarks of ethnic cleansing.” Sent their diplomat to Gujarat & circulated highly slanted “report” to EU envoys in Delhi. In a statement, BBC said its film was ‘rigorously researched according to highest editorial standards’ and that the Indian government did not respond when it was offered the chance to. “If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again. It cited the UK government report and held that

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BBC Documentary On PM Modi: पीएम मोदी और गुजरात पर बीबीसी की ... (Nai Dunia)

BBC Documentary On PM Modi: बीबीसी ने दो एपिसोड की डॉक्यूमेंट्री बनाई है जिसका नाम है - इंडिया: द ...

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PM Modi BBC documentary row: What has happened so far (India Today)

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) released a documentary, 'India: The Modi Question,' on Tuesday questioning PM Modi's leadership as the state ...

There is a constitutional government in the country and this act of BBC News is a conspiracy to incite Muslims against Hindus not just in India but in the world. The advocate took to Twitter and wrote, “The people of the country chose PM Modi. [raised the topic in the UK parliament](https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/rishi-sunak-shuts-down-pak-origin-uk-mp-imran-hussain-over-bbc-documentary-on-pm-modi-2323714-2023-01-19). “He (PM Modi) was, in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s own words, directly responsible for this violence. To this, Sunak retorted, “Mr Speaker, the UK government’s position on this has been clear and long standing and hasn’t changed. If anything, this film or documentary is a reflection on the agency and individuals that are peddling this narrative again.

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BBC Documentary On Modi Resurrects Gujarat Genocide ; Series ... (Deshabhimani)

www.deshabhimani.com/english/ | World | Deshabhimani | Friday Jan 20, 2023.

“The violence was widely reported to have been organised by an extremist Hindu nationalist group – the VHP”. In the first part of the new series aired in UK on Tuesday, a UK government report, marked “restricted” earlier has been published in detail. The documentary also has the then foreign secretary Jack Straw recalling why the study and report was called for.

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India government criticises BBC's Modi documentary (BBC News)

The Indian government has criticised a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.

"These were very serious claims that Mr Modi had played a proactive part in pulling back police and in tacitly encouraging the Hindu extremists. were limited, we were never going to break diplomatic relations with India, but it is obviously a stain on his [Mr Modi's] reputation." The bias, the lack of objectivity, and a continuing colonial mindset, is blatantly visible," he added. The report was part of an inquiry ordered by the then foreign secretary Jack Straw. Mr Bagchi questioned the BBC's motive in doing the documentary now. The documentary highlights a previously unpublished report, obtained by the BBC from the British Foreign Office, which raises questions about Mr Modi's actions during the religious riots that had broken out after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims the day before was set on fire, killing dozens.

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Rigorously researched: BBC defends documentary on PM Modi (India Today)

While making the series, the UK's national broadcaster approached a range of voices, the BBC said in a statement.

The bias, lack of objectivity and continuing colonial mindset is blatantly visible,” foreign office spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told reporters during a press briefing in New Delhi on Thursday when asked about the controversial series. “A wide range of voices, witnesses and experts were approached, and we have featured a range of opinions. [By India Today Web Desk](/author/india-today-web-desk): The BBC defended its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “rigorously researched”, which sought to highlight important issues.

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