Kavita Krishnan, polit bureau member at CPI(ML) Liberation and Secretary at AIPWA (All India Progressive Womens Association) has openly challenged news anchor Arnab Goswami of Times Now channel, Rahul Shivshankar of News X and Sudhir Choudhury of Zee News to join the debate and answer the questions with regard to the JNU controversy as she claims that these 3 media persons are spreading false news about JNU by telecasting doctored videos, fake IB reports and fake tweets.
What’s more, Kavita Krishnan also stated that they will be asked about the revelations made by Siddharth Varadarajan of Wire who first exposed these journalists. Additionally, they will be answerable as to why they are damaging the image of an esteemed university and making its students violent by inducing fear in them. She also challenged that if they can’t answer these questions, they have no right to sit on the seat of news anchors and give judgment on JNU.
This is what she posted on her Facebook page:
“An open challenge to Arnab Goswami. For one night, come for a News Hour to a place of our choice, perhaps JNU. Don’t sit in the anchor’s seat. Instead we’ll invite Rahul Shivshankar of News X and Sudhir Choudhury of Zee News to join you as guests. The three of you can face questions about doctored videos and fake IB reports, and a legion other inaccuracies in your ‘news’ debates on JNU. No beating about the bush or shifting the goalposts to sedition or slogans – the debate will stay squarely on doctored videos and fake IB reports and fake tweets. You’ll be asked what’s the difference between what you did to JNU using doctored videos and what ABVP did to Rohith using faked clams of injuries which was actually appendicitis. You’ll be asked why you lied when Siddharth Varadarajan of Wire first exposed you. Why, when your lie was caught, you again put a fresh spin on your use of the doctored video. The Nation Really Wants to Know, how Arnab G, Rahul S or Sudhir C can sleep at night, having tarnished the reputation of JNU, endangered students by inciting violence a them. Can you face such questions? If not, don’t ever act as sanctimonious judge and jury ever again. Your reputation is in shreds. You’re a liar, plain and simple, one who doesn’t care that his lies might endanger lives of young people.