Now this is Rajdeep Sardesai’s turn to speak on the issue of Ram Jethmalani’s decision to defend Manu Sharma in the connection with Jessica Lal murder case.
He is completely aware about the hue-n-cry over the issue in Indian Blogsphere as he writes that the matter appeared to have set off such an avalanche of comment in the blogosphere.
Rajdeep has chosen the sensitive issue to justify the often-criticized media role in this case. He writes under the title In the name of Ram as
What is distressing is the manner in which he chose to heap abuse on the media, while suggesting that an ignorant media, and pesky 24 hour news channels in particular, had no business to be “interfering” in the judicial process.
Jethmalani is not alone. In recent times, more and more highly influential Indians have discovered a new “enemy”: the 24-hour news channel. Everybody hates television news (ah, so superficial, so tabloid, so clichetic!) yet nobody seems to be able to stop watching television news. From edit page writers to self-appointed television critics, from top politicians to film and sporting celebrities, for a majority of them, the news channel is soft target practice.
Its ok Mr. Rajdeep, you and your organization is doing better but please don’t provide shelter to others, who often do wrongs...
