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Friday 6 June 2008

Killing the dead

Aarushi Talwar a name that has become every one's favourite topic for discussion, a name that really transformed the d meaning of relationships, a name that has proved a new TRP boosting boon for d media and lastly a name that has overshadowed d murder of a 45yr old Hemraj.

ever since this infamous incident came into existence it has ignited d the little detective that resides inside everyone of us. everyone of us is keen to solve this murder mystery on his own but no one has ever bothered about the other side of d coin, be it Noida police, our media or we d people. we have forgotten that this incident is not only about d slain girl but also about the role and reaction of the world that revolves around this 14yr old.
The press conference by police was termed as the character assassination of a 14yr old, so media blamed police for this n so did the people. but according to me d real culprits in the character assassination of the girl is our Indian media who boasts of being the best detective & n best image of our general public. Media not only sensationalised this whole incident but gave it a worst turn by leaking out some parts of the sms n private e-mails of the victim thus not only violating the right to privacy of aaraushi but also of her friends for whom life has been far from normal after this case.
so today if u people ask me d real definition of Indian media my answer will be: Indian media is a sensation hungry moron, dancing metaphorically on the grave of a dead 14yr old girl.
this is d real image that media has actually developed for itself in past few years. they do everything they want and justify their acts in the name of spirit of free press. this is d time when we really need to realise that media is making a compromise in the right to privacy of an individual(s) in the name of spirit of free press. this is d time when high profile media personnel need to ponder over the situation n reconsider their whole routine because if this attitude persists then sooner or later they will find the govt. authorities to step in and curb the freedom of media.
lastly i want to write about a 45yr old domestic help who deserves an equal justice as Aarushi does. Hemraj who lost his life the same night has been completely overshadowed by Aarushi talwar's murder. wasn't his life of equal worth or just because he was not among the Indian elite class his life does not deserve so much attention? these are some questions that seriously need an answer from both general public and Indian media.
i hope that such cases do not occur in future and in case they do they don't get sensationalised like this one. we don't know that who killed Aarushi n Hemraj but all we know is that this case has seriously brought the ugly side of educated masses in front of all.

2 comments:

One.....of this World......!!!! said...

An absolutely wonderful Editorial...!!!

Unknown said...

m really impressed with this one.nd i agree with all ya views.
d media hs a very imp. and a crucial role in our lives and dey ought to be responsible under any circumstance.
but in recent times it hs been seen dat d media is playing spoilsport evrywhere..
as in aarushi case..i wud say d private info. as in her pc shud b restricted to d cid or d police as d case may be..leaking dis in a bad taste nd bringing a bad name to d poor inocent girl.
wtevr d case may be its nt rite to jump to conclusions at d vry nascent stages of d case...

i m sure many will agree with me on dis including u ...ujwal !!!:)