This morning, ANI reported that the CBI has filed a case against Radhika Roy, Prannoy Roy, and their company-RRPR Holding. Officials conducted searches at their properties in Dehradun and Delhi. The story published by Outlook India pointed out that raids were linked to a bank fraud involving ICICI bank as the victim.
As the news about raids started spreading, left-leaning media houses started publishing articles to portray these raids as an attack on journalists.
Hard won reputation and trust?
NDTV is already under ED’s radar for alleged FEMA provisions violations since 2015. The newsgroup had also received Sebi’s notice in June 2016 for violation of takeover norms. Plus, we all know how one of their former journalists was involved in lobbying. Her voice can be clearly heard in 2G scam tapes. If it would have been any other country, govt would have had immediately canceled their operational license. Let’s not discuss their misreporting adventures here because even 10,000 words article won’t be enough for that.
Is this an attempt to undermine democracy and free speech? Definitely not, in fact, these raids should be termed as something too little and too late after looking at what the group has been doing.
“If financial irregularities to the extent of over Rs 3000 crores are found to be true, it should result in automatic suspension of all broadcast licenses. In other such cases (where the sums involved are but a fraction of this amount) the first action is arrest and custodial interrogation.Dr. Roy’s stature has ensured that he is being given the benefit of the doubt,” said a senior journalist, who does not wish to be named.
Here are some tweets in response to libtards’ allegations.
https://twitter.com/SonaChele1/status/871594469283463168
https://twitter.com/commandersaini/status/871610604720496641
@RazdanNidhi also add we will continue to do illegal deals as we are media & entitled to https://t.co/xq7fUFm3yK dare govt question it??
— Yeno Ondhu (@yenoondhu) June 5, 2017
#NDTVFrauds :Better late than never,Govt woken up to fraud by @ndtv & @PrannoyRoyNDTV Great victory for Dr @Swamy39 @SreeIyer1 & @vhsindia
— Jagdish Shetty (@jagdishshetty) June 5, 2017
https://twitter.com/sanaatankumar/status/871573099518369792
Wow!! Finally the cheats and the traitors are under the mat.
— Danvir Singh chauhan (@danvir_chauhan) June 5, 2017
We must all give full support to Namo. He has shown grit and decisiveness in dealing with corruption. Now PTs know why I said "come hell.."
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 5, 2017
Now NDTV's bleeding hearts are urging our government not to arrest Mr.& Ms. Roy for custodial interrogation!! Such is our society today
— Subramanian Swamy (@Swamy39) June 5, 2017
What is defaulting to do with "free" speech & "democrazy"!!!
— Midhun (@pereira18midhun) June 5, 2017
"our country"? Which country you are referring to @ndtv? Stop defending your crimes.
— Gayathri (@igayathri9) June 5, 2017
This could b beginning of d end for @ndtv
Prannoy Roy had long been peddling antinational agenda in garb of journalism,now time 2 face music— Shonali Sinha Naik (@ShonaliNaik) June 5, 2017
You borrow funds in company name.Then divert them to personal account and buy https://t.co/ndvRgJ8cyu many Mallayas we can allow to escape?
— BUSHINDIA (@BUSHINDIA) June 5, 2017
Law is taking its own course, there is no witch-hunting at all: I&B Minister Venkaiah Naidu on CBI raids at Prannoy Roy's locations pic.twitter.com/Uffnyak5zF
— ANI (@ANI) June 5, 2017
