Here are the inaccurate statements in the Times of India (TOI) news item at http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-14/india/30153707_1_prime-ministerial-candidate-narendra-modi-rahul-gandhi :
QUOTE As the debate on potential prime ministerial contenders for the 2014 elections picks up in India, a US Congressional report says it might just turn out to be a direct contest between controversial Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. UNQUOTE ........Times of India QUOTE A report on India by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a bipartisan and independent research wing of the US Congress, finds Narendra Modi a strong prime ministerial candidate for the opposition BJP in 2014,.... UNQUOTE ........Times of India Nowhere does the Congressional Research Service (CRS) report state that the 2014 elections will be a "direct" contest between Modi and Gandhi. Nowhere does the report state that Modi will be a "strong" prime ministerial candidate. In fact, it implies just the opposite - that Modi has "significant obstacles" to becoming a prime ministerial candidate. Here is the pertinent quote in this regard in the CRS report: QUOTE Despite his clear political and economic successes in Gujarat - in his ten years as Chief Minister the state has led the country on many development indicators — Modi continues to be haunted by the 2002 Ahmadabad riots, a topic he has never fully addressed in public. Although he is a safe bet to win a third term in 2012 state elections, his aspirations to be the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate face significant obstacles, not least the likelihood that Muslims and liberal-minded Hindus would represent an anti-Modi bloc at the national level, and the BJP’s key ally in Bihar, Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), could be expected to abandon the alliance in protest (Geeta Anand, “Give Us Your Account, Mr. Modi” (op-ed), Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2011; Karan Shah,” Narendra Modi, Prime Minister?” (op-ed), Outlook (Delhi), April 5, 2011). UNQUOTE .......Congressional Research Service report Please see - http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33529.pdf Cheers, Santosh --- On Thu, 9/15/11, U. G. Barad <dr.udayba...@gmail.com> wrote: > From: U. G. Barad <dr.udayba...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Goanet] CRS report - a disturbance or pleasing? > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Date: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 7:43 AM > After glancing through the 98 pages > report provided by the link forwarded > herein below, TOI appears to be right in comprehending the > report. What TOI > has reported in also aired by most TV channels and various > other news media > in India. Are all of them wrong in reporting or > comprehending the report of > CRS? > > In light of above explanation, it will be better, if the > forwarder of the > link finds TOI's reporting and that of other news agencies > to be not > accurate he must specifically highlight those inaccuracies > or write to news > media directly with those inaccuracies reported. > > Best regards, > > U. G. Barad >
