The New York Times has come out strongly against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his silence on journalist Gauri Lankesh라이브 바카라 murder by putting out an editorial stating that India will see dark days if he does not condemn her killing and denounce the threats to the critics of Hindu militancy in the country.
“If Mr. Modi doesn’t condemn her murder forcefully and denounce the harassment and threats that critics of Hindu militancy face daily, more critics will live in fear of deadly reprisal and Indian democracy will see dark days,” said the NYT라이브 바카라 editorial titled바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트published바카라 웹사이트today.
This is not the first time the NYT has taken such a strong view point on Prime Minister Modi and the new political developments in India with his ascendance to power.
Earlier, an NYT editorial titled ‘’ had even invited sharp reaction from India라이브 바카라 ministry of external affairs (MEA) calling the piece “questionable”. The editorial was on BJP라이브 바카라 appointment of Yogi Adityanath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and it had even went to the extent of saying that it will turn “Modi라이브 바카라 dreamland into a nightmare for India라이브 바카라 minorities”. An MEA spokesperson바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트to it saying, “The wisdom in doubting the verdicts of genuine democratic exercises, at home or abroad, is questionable.”
In yet another바카라 웹사이트, NYT had questioned the CBI raid on television channel NDTV calling it "an alarming new level of intimidation of India's news media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi." The CBI had바카라 웹사이트바카라 웹사이트to it in a letter shot to the NYT Editor saying “India does not require any lesson on freedom of the press from The Times.”
In the latest editorial on Lankesh라이브 바카라 murder, NYT editorial board said, “Modi has let a climate of mob rule flourish in India, with his right-wing Hindu supporters vilifying “secularists.”
Lankesh, a fierce critic of the right-wing politics in India, was shot dead at her residence in Bengaluru on바카라 웹사이트Tuesday바카라 웹사이트night. She was shot in the head and chest by gunmen who arrived by motorcycle. The Karnataka government has announced a special investigation team (SIT) to probe the murder.
Meanwhile, Modi has invited public wrath on social media with many Twitter users deciding to block the PM angered by reports that some of the users who have been cheering Lankesh's death are followed by his personal twitter account. The hashtag: #BlockNarendraModi is now바카라 웹사이트treading바카라 웹사이트on the social networking site.
