All the news channel are writing about the number of deaths in Swine flu in India. Even a minister needs to clarify why she has not visited to the family who lost their dear ones in Swine flu. It feels great that government and media cares so much for us. Wait a minute, this is all theocracy and one part of the story.
The other part is flu claimed more than 50 lives in UP (oh it is not swine flu) and not a national news. Around 40 people died in Cholera in Rayagada district in Odisha. Oh, the cholera is a curable decease and people die in cholera every year. Last year more than 50 people died because of Cholera and 2 years ago more than 200 people died in Cholera. It never became the national news. Reason being????
Getting this news is both expensive as reporters needs to travel to isolated place and far away. People died are not from cities who are customers of the news paper or channel. So they are not increasing the TRP by publishing this news. The people who died are not part of any lobby groups who can pay and publish their news.So it does not have good return to investment.
So none of the news channel are displaying any interest in the flu in UP or cholera in Odisha. The life of (common) man is not the concern for the newspaper rather they are looking for better marketing by sensesalizing news.
Monday 24 August 2009
Sunday 16 August 2009
Common men are different than VIP.
When I woke up today morning and started to look at morning newspaper, the headline was SRK was held up at New Jersey Airport. Indian media was against it. And rightly so. It is his last name which caused the problem. SRK is a big man and has connections to make calls to Indian Embassy via Rajeev ratan Shukla. What about common men including Muslim sounding names?
The behavior of Indian Emigration officers are no different. I am siting an example. This is about my friend Roopak. He was working at Zurich and back to India on vacation. He has applied to extend his work permit and came to India for holidays. He was going back to Switzerland. He was back on 5th January and his work permit was expiring on 11 jan. So he had work permit for only 6 days and have already applied for extension. Immigration officers allowed him at Mumbai airport and went to Dubai but he was not allowed to board in Dubai, rather sent back to Delhi.
The story began at Delhi. He was detained there for more than 10 hours (not 2 hours like SRK). He was not allowed to made calls. We knew he was back from Dubai, but not sure about his where abouts, and came out after 10 hours. No food, no contact and nothing.
He is not SRK and treatment from emigration officer was worse than American.
The behavior of Indian Emigration officers are no different. I am siting an example. This is about my friend Roopak. He was working at Zurich and back to India on vacation. He has applied to extend his work permit and came to India for holidays. He was going back to Switzerland. He was back on 5th January and his work permit was expiring on 11 jan. So he had work permit for only 6 days and have already applied for extension. Immigration officers allowed him at Mumbai airport and went to Dubai but he was not allowed to board in Dubai, rather sent back to Delhi.
The story began at Delhi. He was detained there for more than 10 hours (not 2 hours like SRK). He was not allowed to made calls. We knew he was back from Dubai, but not sure about his where abouts, and came out after 10 hours. No food, no contact and nothing.
He is not SRK and treatment from emigration officer was worse than American.
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