Channels across the spectrum sang the same song of unabashed exuberance at the bhumi pujan in Ayodhya as if the Ram temple was part of their long-held agenda. Not only the Hindi channels such as India TV or Zee News, but even English channels hopped on to the temple bandwagon with relish. It spoke as much about the vicissitudes of politics as the channel’s zeal to play to the lowest common denominator. For more than 20 years, English channels and newspapers referred to the 1992 demolition as the “demolition of the Babri Masjid”. Coming back to electronic media, India TV came up with “non-stop superfast news on Ayodhya”.

Source: The Hindu August 22, 2020 07:06 UTC