**The Sangh Parivar soon won't be cribbing about its leaders being'misquoted' by 'biased' news channels with the launch of 'SudarshanTV'.** C'da, This is interesting. Maybe the Parivar is reading AssamNet and seeingsome netters misquoting them, they are taking flight (I mean to theair). :-) So what does mean? Is this a new way that political parties in Indiaare taking - could be a first. Imagine having an array of TV/Radiochannels just devoted to the politicos - al la Limbaugh or maybe Fox? -- Ram http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1345794,0008.htm Sangh goes on air, indirect to home Hemendra Singh Bartwal New Delhi, May 2, 2005
The Sangh Parivar soon won't be cribbing about its leaders being'misquoted' by 'biased' news channels with the launch of 'SudarshanTV'. Floated by a dedicated swayamsewak, the channel is expected to projectthe Sangh's Hindutva ideology and viewpoint. And though the Sangh isnot going to be directly involved in the channel's operations orfunding, it has certainly welcomed it. Incidentally, the resemblance of the soon-to-be launched channel'sname to RSS chief KS Sudarshan is purely coincidental, or that's whatits promoters would like everyone to believe. Whatever the case, Sudarshan — who bitterly complains about the"biased" Indian media dominated by what he calls "Macaulay-putras andMarx-putras" — is definitely looking forward to not to being'misquoted' on the channel. Sources say the Rs 100-crore project has been granted clearance by theI&B Ministry. Coming at a time when the Sangh is under heavy attack from variousquarters, Sudarshan TV is expected to come in handy when Sangh leaderswant to counter what they call "distorted and malicious propaganda"with their own 'version' of news and views. "This will be an aggressive channel... Other channels make goats outof the youth while we will turn them into roaring tigers," declaredits chairman Suresh Chavhanke, a Pune-based business magnate. Admitting he is an active swayamsewak, he denies Sudarshan TV will bedirectly influenced by the Sangh, saying that it is a commercialventure that will be run on professional lines. "It is a patrioticchannel whose mission is nation-building. It will be guided by theobjectives of dev, desh and dharma," he said. Chavhanke maintains that the channel's name refers to the mythical'Sudarshan chakra' wielded by Lord Krishna in the Mahabharata.Besides, in Hindi, Sudarshan also means "good viewing", he adds. _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list [email protected] http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
