The coronavirus Pandemic has India hard. Very Very hard on all the fronts. The new cases per day are climbing rapidly and today India’s GDP has hit a massive rock. It comes down to record -23.9% — Maybe an Act of God.
The country is suffering and what we call as a pillar — The media. The so-called media is all day and night busy with Sushant Singh Rajput.
And in a bizarre remark, Rahul Shivshankar anchor with Times Now was, as usual, doing a debate on actor Sushant Singh Rajput. In the debate when political analyst Sumanth Raman tried to draw attention to the country’s economy he told: “not waste the nation’s and the viewers time.”
#SSRJune14Truth | @SumanthRaman, Political Analyst dodges Rahul Shivshankar’s question on SSR case instead speaks on India’s economic condition. | INDIA UPFRONT pic.twitter.com/YExM08UPbb
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 31, 2020
The same goes for Navika Kumar. She said to a panelist when we are talking about why Rhea lied, why is GDP on your mind.
“when we’re talking about why rhea lied, why is GDP on your mind” 🙄 pic.twitter.com/oFZNslV7Fb
— Andre Borges (@borges) August 31, 2020
A clip of the debate went viral on social media, triggering massive outrage.
Welcome to September 2020.
We now live in a world where an anchor on a TV News channel can confidently say that talking about the economy and a raging pandemic is a “waste of the nation’s time”.
Enjoy this satire playing out in real life.
— Meghnad 🔗 (@Memeghnad) September 1, 2020
Thank God someone cares about the economy more than the SSR case 👇 https://t.co/9wzCYGATlq
— Farah Khan (@FarahKhanAli) August 31, 2020
Appreciate what you did sir! People are sick and tired of channels milking this issue over much important ones
Also,what’s with channels calling panelists only to humiliate them on air.
If you feel someone is a ‘master of none’ then why do you request them to be on your show?— Kiran Tony (@s_kirantony) August 31, 2020
“Don’t waste the nation’s time,” says Rahul Shivshankar with a straight face, to a panelist who wanted to discuss the collapse of the economy. “Don’t waste my time.”
Indeed. https://t.co/T86QInCcLf
— Prem Panicker (@prempanicker) September 1, 2020
The anchor says, “Don’t waste nations time!!”😀
— PriyaCee (@Ppriyacee) August 31, 2020
No issues or debates on GDP negative growth because it out of syllabus topic of such a ModiG andhbhakt news channels. pic.twitter.com/inV9QGuZ2C
— अजय सागरकर ਅਜੈ ਸਾਗਰਕਰ اجے ساگرکر (@AjaySagarkar) September 1, 2020
This is so embarrassing for you and your channel loooool, and to share it as a tweet! If I were you I’d let this be forgotten 😂😂😂😂
— Hiba Bég (@HibaBeg) September 1, 2020
