Here are some excerpts from the interview with home minister p chidambaram. Recently she was crying day and night when indian army killed a terrorist in encounter in kashmir. This was a cunning attempt engineered by the former finance minister p chidambaram. Above is a slide run by karan thapar before the broadcast of an interview with p chidambaram in 2008. It front pages a story hc praise pc, but declines to grant bail which is a complete flip on the chilling pronouncement by the high court against jailed former union minister p. Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after. The brahmin could not refuse when a bigshot like chidambaram wants to become his sambandhi. Chidambaram interview dropped as ndtv censors news that. Barkha dutt slams ndtv over double standards, says channels. After barkha dutt s interview, cnnibns marya shakil and india todays rahul kanwal also celebrated the conspiracy and fake theories of this dubious person. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the kargil. After the kargil war, she became a household name in india and her popularity started growing. The town is believed to be of significant antiquity and has been ruled, at different times, by the pallavas until 9th century, medieval cholas, later cholas, later pandyas, vijayanagar empire, marathas and the british.
Chidambaram, one of those few politicians who to this very day knows what they are doing and are concerned about the welfare of the country they lead. Indias popular news channel ndtv is facing social media heat for its decision to allegedly censor p chidambaram s interview, conducted by equally popular anchor barkha dutt. The cbdt was forced to issue this order by finance ministry headed by arun jaitley. Selfrule and a separate currency have both played prominent p.
Barkha dutt threatened to get him fired if shes not allowed entry into sensitive area, claims retd air marshal air marshal savurs revelation on twitter is shocking, to say the least. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my story and. Ndtv director kvl narayan rao admits guilt of illegal. In fact i gave this news, the first estimate was about 0 crores, the second estimate was based on earlier calculations, 1700 crores. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my story and was hostile, so parted ways, says barkha dutt. He wrote a series of articles when congress dmk communists coalition was in power. These fake liberals of our media world and their disingenuous anger is like the secularism of the. Watch me talk about raavan, and what his life teaches us, in this interview with. The saints at ndtv in february 2012 when a cbi trial court dismissed a petition of subramaniam swamy, seeking naming p. Ms dutt is asking congress to mobilize public opinion and come out in support of its two stalwarts the other one being dk shivakumar. When sajjad lone had proceeded to put the blame of kashmirs current unrest specifically on the congress government and p chidambaram, barkha proceeds to defend chidambaram. Prashant kishor interview with barkha dutt at iit delhi. It must be remembered arun jaitleys controversial interview with barkha dutt in 2015. Why do most indians dislike barkha dutt and ravish kumar.
No one bothered to check his credentials that this person is not a medical doctor and only a doctorate in economics. Prashant kishore in conversation with barkha dutt highlighted that his work in bihar will be concentrated toward grassroots and aiming to make bihar top 10 states of india in next 10 years. Oct 12, 2016 ndtv did no favour to modi govt by holding back chidambarams drivel. No need to show evidence of pok strikes, says government sources. This is a reprint from newsbred is times of india out of its mind. She said her interview with p chidambaram, was axed while other stories. Read more about bjp does not have the grace to admit they did a uturn on business standard. Apr 27, 2017 in the letter chidambaram claimed that he had told nalini not to interfere on the issue.
In an exclusive interview to ndtvs barkha dutt, delhi chief minister sheila dikshit talks about how she is no longer nervous. Before anyone of you start judging me, let me make it clear that i am not a pro bjp, all i have tried below is to give you some truths. Speaking to the indian express, chidambaram said that barkha dutt, consulting editor of ndtv said that the interview was scrapped despite her wish. Feb 05, 2018 bloombergquints sanjay pugalia speaks to former finance minister p chidambaram on the budget and the upcoming general elections in 2019. Chidambaram says he is unhappy with pakistans investigations into the mumbai attacks epa in an interview with al jazeeras hamish macdonald, p chidambaram, indias minister of home affairs. Joseph wrote about these in his book a feast of vultures. A paragraph from this book is revealing, and the same was pointed out by a twitter user nikhil sharma to barkha dutt, to support his claim that barkha s tv journalism has been irresponsible. She became a liability to ndtv which is already under scrutiny for various financial irregularities.
A year in opposition kindle edition by chidambaram, p. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my story. Did pc a chettiar force a brahmin to marry his son. A look back at barkha dutts illustrious career as she. Chidambaram case in supreme court, son karti, accused of kickbacks talks to barkha dutt. Ndtv did no favour to modi govt by holding back chidambarams. In the entire interview, her aim was not to find the truth about kashmir, but blame to modi government and exonerate not only congress but also pakistan. The interview was conducted by barkha dutt in the aftermath of the surgical strike. The interview with p chidambaram demonitisation and more. Arun jaitley in an interview said to me the congress and the media had got his initial statements wrong. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts. The radia tapes controversy relates to the telephonic conversations between nira radia.
Starting off with the two subjects of his interview with ndtvs barkha dutt, chidambaram told the indian express that they only spoke about the indian armys surgical strikes and whether the. Ndtvs censorship of chidambarams interview is rather. He married a kongu vellala gounder nalini chidambaram and his son karthik chidambaram married a brahmin bharatanatyam dancer. Veteran journalist and once the face of ndtv, barkha dutt took to twitter. In an exclusive interview to ndtvs barkha dutt, home minister p. Chidambaram, who graduated with a bba degree from the university of texas, austin, and a masters in law from the university of cambridge. Dutt has followed in the footsteps of her mother, prabha dutt, who was a trailblazing female newspaper reporter, barging her way onto the front lines of the battles with pakistan in 1965. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel mojo. What is your opinion on the barkha dutt open letter to.
In his interview, jaitley said if national heralds publisher associated. Why good economics works for everyone p chidambaram on. Barkha dutt pic via facebook a new television news channel, harvest tv, backed and bankrolled by senior congress leader, kapil sibal, among others, is set to be launched on 26 january. Chidambaram said that to release evidence of the strike is a decision for the government to take and whatever decision it takes, the congress would support it. The fact of the matter is barkha dutt was silent on the cbi raid and was not present in the press club gangup of socalled liberal journalists. She clears the air on the radia tapes controversy and addresses the accusations made against her about her reportage on the kargil war. In this interview, where lone blamed the upa governments policies for the making of wani, barkha dutt tried to pin the blame on the indian army.
Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after channel takes down jay shah story the journalist claims that she left the network after being punished for taking a. In 2016, in an interview with hindustan times, josy joseph, a highly respected. Nalini chidambaram is a senior advocate practising in the madras high court and the supreme court of india. Couple of years back she was crying when indian court gave death sentence to a terrorist for attacking on in. The agency didnt name chidambaram in its fir and only. Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january 2017.
Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading standing guard. Barkha dutt says ndtv axing stories is hardly an aberration. Barkha had spoken to chidambaram on the controversy over the indian militarys claims of having conducted surgical strikes across the loc killing dozens of terrorists. Bjp does not have the grace to admit they did a uturn. Barkha dutt is aghast as to why congress is not taking to the streets on the. Home minister p chidambaram has said that the involvement of state actors in 2611 attacks cannot be ruled out. Ms dutt is aghast as to why congress is not taking to the streets on the matter of p. Author of how united states shot humanity, senior journalist, tv presenter.
Chidambaram in the 2g case, the greatest tears of joy werent from the congress party but from quite a few in the media. He talks to barkha dutt on the minimum income scheme. She said her interview with p chidambaram, was axed while other stories manage to. Raavan is one of the darkest characters i have written about. Senior congress leader p chidambaram pitched for greater autonomy for the restive jammu and. The issues dutt is referring to is an interview she conducted with former home minister p chidambaram, which was taken down by the channel in the aftermath of the surgical strikes. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist and columnist. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday profile.
Chidambaram that has led his family, friends and supporters deeply redfaced. Barkha dutt and sonia singh are the also directors of this shell company, now wound up after illegal money routing. Barkha dutt her kashmiri muslim background has proven to be a source of racial bias when it came to barkha dutt s antihindu comments. Court quashes income tax order against p chidambaram, family. Chidambaram is the author of a view from the outside why good economics works for everyone 3. For a freespirited journalist, dutts resolute calm on a raging debate that covers important issues such as media independence and freedom of speech is troubling. She identified herself with an extreme left group who do not mind further division of the country, if ever it were to happen. Speaking to the indian express today, chidambaram said that barkha dutt, consulting editor of ndtv, who interviewed him told him that the interview was scrapped despite her wish.
The hindustan times in an interview insinuated that spitting was not as much of. Barkha dutt rejects retirement talk at book launch. The wire sent a series of questions to radhika roy, cofounder and. Barkha dutt of ndtv interviewed p chidambaram, who was minister of home and finance in the manmohan singh government and a member of cabinet committee of security. Barkha dutt reveals unknown facts in her book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines %. Nov 28, 2016 catch p chidambaram in an exclusive conversation with et nows supriya shrinate, as he speaks about demonetisation and more.
Former finance minister p chidambaram is also the key author of its manifesto. Exservicemen divided in the name of orop ndtvs barkha dutt speaks to finance minister p chidambaram. In a relief to p chidambaram, the madras high court quashed an order of the income tax department seeking payment of tax by the former finance minister and his family on income from a. In the excerpt, chidambaram is seen criticising statements made by defence minister, manohar parrikar, in the aftermath of the 29 september surgical strikes. She came into the limelight after she reported about the kargil war of 1999. Barkha dutt threatened to get him fired if shes not. Ndtvs barkha dutt speaks to finance minister p chidambaram. For a freespirited journalist, dutt s resolute calm on a raging debate that covers important issues such as media independence and freedom of speech is troubling, disheartening and sends all the wrong signals. She would rather have the party alienate the people than dump the allegedly corrupt. It is hard to imagine a journalist holding the power to threaten and air. Mar 06, 2017 a paragraph from this book is revealing, and the same was pointed out by a twitter user nikhil sharma to barkha dutt, to support his claim that barkhas tv journalism has been irresponsible. Barkha dutt talks about her new book, this unquiet land.
A covert operation in cbdt to save sonia and rahul from. Chidambaram is a lawyer, but he is most famous for the roles he played in active politics. Phone conversation of nalini chidambaram exposes her role in. Chidambaram case in supreme court, son karti, accused of. Journalism is not the only broken institution in indiabut restoring.
The same morning, ndtv had run excerpts of an interview with the former union home minister and senior congress leader, p chidambaram, conducted by the channels anchor, barkha dutt. The interview was to be aired on ndtv in the evening of october 6 and extracts of the interview were played on the channel throughout the day. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my. Ananda krishnan accused in the aircelmaxis case on behalf of p chidambaram and karti p. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war. Delhi high court on april 25 directed cbi to file status report on the probe in kathirvels complaint against chidambarams family members and errant iob officers in capturing his hotel comfort inn in tirupur in tamil nadu. The hoots annual report on freedom of speech takes a comprehensive look at the sad state of affairs in india when it comes to press freedoms or. Oct 08, 2016 indias popular news channel ndtv is facing social media heat for its decision to allegedly censor p chidambarams interview, conducted by equally popular anchor barkha dutt. Chidambaram is a town and municipality in cuddalore district in the indian state of tamil nadu. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday. Barkha dutt, then group editor, english news, new delhi television ndtv.
Dutt blends the hardcharging bravado of the young christiane amanpour with the feelyourpain empathy of anderson cooper. Barkha dutt had also painted burhan wani, the neutralised kashmiri terrorist as a poor headmasters son. The outgoing upa government is perhaps getting set to face one of its toughest electoral battles in recent memory. Kvl narayan rao admits how ndtv floated shell companies across the world during p chidambaram s tenure in finance ministry and routed money through tax havens like cayman islands and british virgin islands. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The economy is not the main concern of the bjp government. Ndtvs censorship of chidambarams interview is rather curious. Barkha dutt is aghast as to why congress is not taking to the streets on the matter of p. On the other hand, the people are concerned with issues tied to economic growth such as more jobs, better producer prices, wages and incomes, relative price stability, access to better education and health care, and improved infrastructure. On thursday, 6 october, ndtv 247 telecast excerpts of an exclusive interview of former home minister p.
Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, indias fourth highest civilian honour. Karti, a member of the congress partys aicc, is active in tamil nadu state. Barkha dutt in her opinion piece for hindustan times writes. Ndtv did no favour to modi govt by holding back chidambarams drivel. Chidambaram is a chettiar and belongs to a very rich background. Barkha dutt is an awardwinning tv journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience. Oct 21, 2016 yes, she treat terrorists as her child.
A letter to pm modi from antinational sickular presstitute barkha dutt i have written a reply to her letter here. Her continued silence on the p chidambaram interview, therefore, sticks out like a sore thumb. Latest news, top news, photos, videos by barkha dutt. Former ndtv journalist barkha dutt has lashed out against her exemployers. Barkha dutt rejects retirement talk at book launch dutt was referring to the fact that the memoirlike tone of the work has some people speculating that she might be hanging up her boots. Open letter to barkha dutt from a communal saffron lunatic fringe element dear eminent intellectual jo. Stories from indias fault lines enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. With barkha on board and congress leaders support, a new. In an 88 page letter written to the cbi chief in april in 2018, srivastava had said that ndtv ltd. Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the kargil war. In an exclusive interview to ndtvs barkha dutt on the programme the buck stops here, home minister p chidambaram talks on a range of issues. Read about the p chidambaram link in the new fir filed. Do anyone remember that episode where ndtv journalist nidhi razdan interviewed bjps spokesperson sambit patra. Rvs mani says arson incidents selectively targeted at the.
From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at. On 6 october, ndtv 24x7, the english news channel, dropped an interview of former home minister p chidambaram. Watch me talk about raavan, and what his life teaches us, in this interview with barkha dutt. Chidambaram with their senior anchor barkha dutt on their news bulletins throughout the day. Mr chidambarams interview was in the context of the armys surgical.
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