The Hatemonger's Sermon

Here are some outstanding epithets for one’s epitaph on a memorial or a tombstone or excellent self-description if one is considering enhancing his resume for a higher office. The choices: Snake, Scorpion, Filthy man, Raavan, Gandi Nali ka kida (Guttersnipe), Lahu purush, Paani purush, Asatya ka Saudagar, Ghanchi (mocking reference to an OBC person), Monkey, Victim of Rabies, Mouse, Dawood, Failed husband, Badtamiz, Nalayak, Who is his father, mother? Hitler, Pol Pot, A Virus, Bhasmasur, Pagal Kutta (Mad dog), Yamraj, Maut Ka Saudagar, Hero of hatred, Mass murderer, Frog in the well, Gangu Teli…

Want some more? There’s still some time to go before the 2014 general elections and that time period might add to the list above. We are lucky! We are more civil now than Benjamin Disraeli (19th century British PM) who, when asked to differentiate a misfortune and calamity, referred to his rival and explained “If Mr. Gladstone were to fall into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out, it would be a calamity”.

I could say the same about a scumbag like Rajdeep Sardesai but there’s one difference. If Rajdeep were to fall into the already-polluted Yamuna that wouldn’t be a misfortune but if someone dragged him out, that would be a calamity. Such is the hatemonger’s hypocrisy that the only thing that stands out it in any of his dialogues is utter contempt for truth. He’s not alone; his partner in the Mom & Pop stores called CNN-IBN, Sagarika contributes her share of filth in the discourse. Both these wilful morons insult people’s intelligence and act as brokers and campaigners for political parties. Their latest has been as active campaigners and promoters of the AAP party. Many had suspected the entire IBN group was rooting for this party and my previous post ‘AAP-Sucker Proxies’ also deals with this. Here’s IBTL (a news website) further explaining how tweets were constantly exchanged and relayed between the IBN group members and AAP members to promote the party.

The texts under the red circles may not be quite legible so I suggest you look up the Tweet and enlarge the image to read. It is not just that Rajdeep often peddles garbage; he often promotes those who peddle garbage to suit his political agenda. Having a bias or political is not a crime. If a media house wants to promote a certain party or political ideology it would be honourable if they said it upfront instead of claiming to be ‘neutral’. Forget the neutral part, when do media crooks need to repeatedly assert who they are unless their conscience keeps hurting? Why else would this comic duo have to send out messages like these?

We are journalists! We are journalists! Don’t shoot us! Even Manmohan Singh never asserts being the PM so much, even though technically he is one.

The problem with deceptive spinners is that they aren’t really reminding YOU, they remind THEMSELVES of what they have forgotten they were supposed to be. Both these people don’t spare a chance to sermonise the world. Vinod Mehta is a colourful media celeb. I call him “The Claw” for the way he dangerously brandishes his hand while talking on TV panels. At a recent fun event in Lucknow the Lucknow Boy entertained the audience with some anecdotes, some confessions and what he really thought about news TV. This is from a TOI report (Dec.8,2013):

Mehta didn’t shock anyone as most viewers knew he was drinking on TV debates. That’s the least of the issues. He confesses talking rubbish and still being invited. Still, after this confession of “I speak rubbish” he as was back on CNN-IBN a day later to talk about the AAP party. You see, for Rajdeep it doesn’t matter if you’re drunk or talk rubbish as long as it supports his agenda. But hey, don’t shoot us, we are just the messengers. Really? There is a slight difference between a messengers and ‘go-between’. What does it say when someone like Digvijaya Singh accuses him of losing focus? Yes Diggy, of all people, who is an expert at distracting from real issues. This exchange is hilarious:

As with his shows on TV, Rajdeep totally forgot what the topic was at the recent HT Summit. It was about a “Vision for India” where Arun Jaitley and Digvijaya Singh were panellists and Rajdeep was the lost. I mean host! The whole discussion deviated from the topic and in the end the Pop couldn’t help bringing up his son’s question on why political discourse has so much slander. Oh yes, Numero Uno, Numero Unee and now Numero Sonny! Sonny boy is privileged so he gets to ask questions; even in absentia. Nepotism is a problem not just with politicians but also with media crooks. So what was the son’s concern? Let’s find out from this clip (3,53 mins. You can watch the full show on Youtube):

So from a “Vision of India” Rajdeep turned it into how politicians slander each other. Talk about a hatemonger sermonising the world. Another guy from the HT warehouse jumps in to say politicians don’t like “neutral” stands. Sure, HT and its foot-soldiers must know what neutral is all about. Err.. Licking both feet of Madamji equally would be neutral? And what is the problem? That Modi called Pappu a Shehzada. So Rajdeep probably wants to keep political discourse as close to the holy Quran or Bible as possible. Diggy says he never called Modi “Bhasmasur”. Fair enough! He calls people “thugs” and endorses “26/11 RSS ki Saazish” and “RSS bomb making factories”. I guess those don’t fall into the “slander” category. I opened this post with all the choice epithets that the Congress and MSM have hurled at Modi and Rajdeep, the former Congress politician and now the AAP-Sucker, wants clean discussions. Even Diggy calls Rajdeep a part of politics in the end. What a rise!

What exactly is so offensive about Shehzada? After all, it’s just an Urdu word for Prince. Isn’t it? But as Sunetra Chaudhary points out in her profound article, it is okay to abuse in English but the same thing wouldn’t pass if it were in a local Indian language (Why desi netas willnever charm the English media). So you see, the English Laloos can get away but the desi ones have to pay a price if they call someone “Shehzada”. Hypocrite Rajdeep knows that too.   

 

All the abusive words hurled at Modi have passed right through all TV channels and many events. Congress whining is out of “victimhood” but why is Rajdeep whining? Rahul Gandhi has been called by the MSM as “Crown Prince” or “Prince” for many years and many times. Here are just a few samples at India Today, Firstpost, Time Magazine, TOI, Rajdeep Sardesai and Rajdeep Sardesai. Prince is English, so it can pass. After all this, neither Congress nor Rajdeep have any moral authority to sermonise the world on good language or to avoid slander. I would in fact go a step further and state that Rajdeep (as the entire MSM) has built his career and wealth on slanderous discourse. Please do remember that repeating a slanderous message - knowing it to be so - is equally liable for defamatory action. If Modi ever wanted it then pathological slanderers like Rajdeep and some of his co-scumbags in the media would have been in jail for mindless slandering and wanton use of abusive language, diverting from the topic of an event to deliberately humiliate and slander a person. The problem with the hatemonger is that he forgets too soon. It’s our job to remind him. This is the same HT Summit from 2007 (Video 3.42 mins):

Hero of hatred? Mass murderer? That is not as offensive and slanderous as Shehzada I suppose. And this is being said in front of a select audience to deliberately insult a Chief Guest and keynote speaker. This is the culture Rajdeep wants to pass on to his son? Did the son watch that video with the pathetic slandering by dad? As Digvijaya inconveniently pointed out in HT 2013, the same happened in HT 2007 as well. In 2007 the topic for that day was “Centre-State relations”. What does Rajdeep do? He turns it into a tirade on Gujarat 2002, discrimination against Muslims, hero of hatred, mass murderer, blah blah. I sincerely believe this editorialist would pollute the Yamuna if he were thrown in it. That is the level to which he has degraded journalism and public discourse. And that HT sidekick thinks people don’t like neutral stands. Who are these people trying to fool?

Post the Tejpal episode Sagarika Ghose laments how editors have been “de-valued”.  I don’t call these people “editors”; they are unworthy of that title. They are “editorialists” whose job is to swing opinion one way or another. Let’s see, they have no problems in welcoming a spokie who indulged in sexcapades in his office with certain promises. Morals! They still invite a person who admits he talks rubbish and 50% of news channel content is a joke. Morals! Rajdeep defended Radia-tainted media celebs and even tried to get in Vir Sanghvi through the backdoor into debates. The list can get longer if put under a search. Both he and Sagarika call politicians and people names at their will and demand public discourse is clean. They say "charity begins at home". The woman who abuses Indian males as ugly, calls ordinary people guttersnipe, ridicules court judgements has now heaped the ultimate insult and slander on the Indian judiciary.

The SC did nothing but rightly ruled that the Gay rights issues was best decided by Parliament and not the judiciary. What's the response of the C5M? Absolute contempt, slander and abuse of the judge:

Rajdeep talks about his son being concerned about slander in politics. A small mirror on the streets of Delhi just costs around Rs.25. Rajdeep would do well to keep one in his pocket all the time. Hatemongers shouldn’t be sermonising others so often.