Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made a scathing attack apparently on a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has sparked controversy since its release, and said some people have still not gotten over their โcolonial intoxicationโ and for them โwhitesโ are still their โrulersโ
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made a scathing attack apparently on a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has sparked controversy since its release, and said some people have still not gotten over their โcolonial intoxicationโ and for them โwhitesโ are still their โrulersโ.
โFor some people, the white rulers are still the masters whose decision on India is final and not the decision of the Supreme Court of India or the will of the people of India,โ Rijiju tweeted in Hindi tagging his earlier tweet on the minority in the country, who he claimed were moving forward with positivity. Two days back, Rijiju also said: โSome people in India still havenโt gotten over the colonial intoxication. They consider BBC above the Supreme Court of India and lower the countryโs dignity and image to any extent to please their moral masters.โ
Rijiju, while reacting to an opinion piece shared by a national daily, said: โMinorities, or for that matter, every community in India is moving ahead positively. Indiaโs image cannot be disgraced by malicious campaigns launched inside or outside India. PM @narendramodi Jiโs voice is the voice of 1.4 billion Indians.โ
Last week, India denounced the controversial BBC documentary series on Prime Minister Modi, describing it as a โpropaganda pieceโ designed to push a discredited narrative.
โWe think this is a propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias, lack of objectivity, and frankly continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible,โ External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during a weekly media briefing on January 19.
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The MEA spokesperson added that the documentary is a reflection of individuals who are peddling this narrative again.
Meanwhile, in a strong response to the BBC documentary on Saturday, more than 300 eminent Indians, including retired judges, bureaucrats, and armed forces veterans signed a statement slamming the British national broadcaster for showing โunrelenting prejudiceโ towards India and its leader.
US State Department spokesperson Ned Price responding to a media query on Monday said: โIโm not familiar with the documentary youโre referring to, however, I am very familiar with the shared values that enact the United States and India as two thriving and vibrant democracies.โ
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