‘Sole Motive to Spread Propaganda About India’: Anurag Thakur Lashes Out at Foreign Media

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GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 10th March. Union Minister Anurag Thakur slammed foreign news agencies, including the New York Times, on Friday, accusing them of spreading lies about India and its democratically elected Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In a series of tweets, the Union Minister of Information and Broadcasting alleged that certain foreign media harboured a grudge against India and PM Modi “have long been systematically trying to peddle lies about our democracy and pleuritic society”.

“New York Times had long back dropped all pretensions of neutrality while publishing anything about India. NYT’s so called opinion piece on freedom of press in Kashmir is mischievous and fictitious published w/a sole motive to spread a propaganda about India and its democratic institutions and values,” Thakur posted.

“This is in continuation with what NYT and a few other link-minded foreign media have been spreading lies about India and our democratically elected Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modiji. Such lies can’t last long,” he said.

He asserted that press freedom in India is as sacred as other fundamental rights.

“Some foreign media nourishing a grudge against India and our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi have long been systematically trying to peddle lies about our democracy and pleuritic society. Freedom of Press in India is as sacrosanct as other fundamental rights,” the minister said in a tweet.

“Democracy in India and We the people are very matured and we don’t need to learn grammar of democracy from such agenda driven media. Blatant lies spread by NYT abt press freedom in Kashmir is condemnable,” he said, adding that Indians will not allow such mindsets to run their decisive agenda on India soil.

“Congress should clarify its motive. Going abroad and defaming own country is the culture of Congress and Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi must stop spreading hate,” Thakur said on the sidelines of an event held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

In a statement to reporters in New Delhi today, the minister also attacked the Congress and Rahul Gandhi.

During his recent visit to the United Kingdom, Rahul Gandhi criticized the Centre, claiming that an attack on the fundamental structure of Indian democracy had been initiated.

The Congress leader claimed in his speech at Chatham House that the basic idea behind Chinese troops on the Ladakh and Arunachal borders is similar to what is currently happening in Ukraine. Rahul Gandhi had also said the China threat was dismissed by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar as a “ludicrous idea”.

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