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Attacking the source of criticism rather than offering a counter argument to the criticism speaks volumes.
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NEW DELHI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry on Thursday dismissed a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which questioned his leadership during the 2002 Gujarat riots as "propaganda".  
Modi was the chief minister of the western state of Gujarat when it was gripped by communal riots that left more than 1,000 people dead - most of them Muslims. The violence erupted after a train carrying Hindu pilgrims caught fire, killing 59.  
Accused of failing to stop the rioting, Modi denied the accusations and was exonerated in 2012 following an inquiry by India's top court. Another petition questioning his exoneration was dismissed last year.  
Terming the BBC documentary a "propaganda piece" meant to push a "discredited narrative", foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said a "bias", "lack of objectivity", and "continuing colonial mindset" is "blatantly visible" in it.  
"It makes us wonder about the purpose of this exercise and the agenda behind it, and we do not wish to dignify such efforts," he told a news conference.  
The BBC, contacted for comment, said the documentary was "rigorously researched" and involved a "wide range" of voices and opinions, including responses from people in Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).  
"We offered the Indian Government a right to reply to the matters raised in the series – it declined to respond," a BBC spokesperson said. >

When someone attacks the source, instead of the argument, then the argument is usually a good one.  If Modi thinks the BBC report is wrong then providing proof or at least a counter argument is the right way to handle it. >

Exactly, and if the Indian govt are waging that people (internationally) will believe them over the reputation of the BBC, they’re in for a surprise. >

The entire British public found that scandal abhorrent. The executives were to blame and should be held accountable. 
But no one is calling for the BBC to be defunded except a small minority who think (very simplistically) that an entire organisation can be blamed for the acts of just a few. >

You’ve been frantically commenting throughout this entire thread with nothing but ‘Britain are oppressors’ comments, so I’m going to disengage with you now. There’s no meaningful conversation here, especially considering that you’re just fabricating statistics.
If the posts on your profile are correct and you are actually from the UK, then you will have access to our public libraries. I recommend you go and read ‘Insurgent Empire’ by Priyamvada Gopal (a renowned Indian national) and learn about how colonialism changed Britain. 
I’m very pro-Indian and pro-reparations to be paid to India. But the reputation of the BBC is not as you say, and you sound very misinformed. >


especially considering that you’re just fabricating statistics.

Disengage with me darling; I have no time for individuals that can't perform a simple Google search.
How much are we betting that you'll be calling it an unreliable source? >

You think just by predicting that I would call it an unreliable source, somehow negates the fact that it is an unreliable source?
Have a nice day, please consider the last two paragraphs of my previous comment. Goodbye. >

YouGov?
Or do sources only count when they match your views?
The BBC is a sinking ship organisation; most of us can't wait for the platform that humanised the likes of Shamima Begum and Anjem Choudary to completely fall. >

That’s a Twitter account that paid $8 for a verification tick…
And defending a girl who joined ISIS, a terror organisation, makes you the worst kind of person.
I won’t reply again, you’re clearly not worth it. >

Well... Isn't everything? >

Ministry of propaganda goes full on Spiderman pointing at Spiderman meme. >

Then it must be pretty good >

In 2007 Modi walked out of an interview when asked about Gujarat riots of 2002
This was the last time he ever took questions from the press >

Ah yes, the prescreen and edited interviews with celebrities where he's asked hard hitting questions like "do you like mangos?" >

So the accuracy of the documentary is confirmed.  I will definitely make it a point to watch this. >

Do you know people worship Modi as a godly figure?
There is also a temple for Yogi Adityanath, Cheif Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Not even joking!!
Indians even worship Donald Trump after he said he is a true friend of Modi in his India visit >

I bet you're getting off on all of the white approval you're getting here <3
MMMMMM, doesn't it feel good to be a sepoy? >

Yes foreigners need to know what is going on in India 
Keep supporting him blindfolded, you guys will believe anything he says blindly >

Craving for "Gora Validation" much? >

You guys will never come out of the toxicity and oppressive society that we have built 
And yes I am craving Gora Validation
This is a world news subreddit and I can post anything I want to, matter of fact I don't want your Sanghi Validation >


You guys will never come out of the toxicity and oppressive society that we have built 

Do whatever you want, nobody is stopping you. But these "Goras" will never be your friends. We do have our issues which I agree with. But these "Goras" will backstab you with the very next opportunity they get. I will never align with a beliefs of a country that can't provide basic healthcare to its citizens and the country that refused to recognise that Churchil was responsible for the Bengal Famine.
Bold of you to assume that I am a Sanghi. >

I am a Bengali myself you idiot, stop spreading propaganda
I like how they teach these propaganda to you that you cling so hard on lmao

But these "Goras" will never be your friends. But these "Goras" will backstab you with the very next opportunity they get

This is giving me brain inflammation, where did you learn this propaganda from?

I will never align with a beliefs of a country that can't provide basic healthcare

Wtf are you talking about they have healthcare? Also do we have healthcare in India? >

Anything that invalidates "Goras" is propaganda? 

I am a Bengali myself you idiot, stop spreading propaganda 

So, Churchill was not responsible for the deaths of thousands of people that happened because of that man-made famine? >


Anything that invalidates "Goras" is propaganda? 

Anything that doesn't get outside your brainwashed head is propaganda

So, Churchill was not responsible for the deaths of thousands of people that happened because of that man-made famine?

I am not saying they were completely innocent, but who are they to save us? >

Wow, BBC is quoting former UK FS Jack Straw, the blatant liar that championed Iraq invasion...you know the one which led to 300,000+ deaths...remember the WMDs. I won't believe anything that comes out of his mouth. 
Also, the fact that you need some Britons to tell you about an incident in your own country is wild to me. Modi (whom I particularly don't like) was cleared by the Supreme Court of India. Now the SC conducted this trial during the rule of Congress. So, if Modi was culpable, he wouldn't have survived that trial. The Supreme Court trial was extensive meaning all the thousands of documents, eye-witneses, etc were scrutinised. SC also called out a lot of people who have build their careers riding on this incident. 
The fact that this incident is dragged out every few years despite the chargesheet and verdict out in open for years is just amusing to me. Almost like a foreign policy tool to waste time and resources and pressurize GoI. Anyways, people will jump and screech and forget about it in few days. Rinse and repeat. >

A flyer in a hospital telling you the upsides to washing your hands is per definition propaganda. Very telling that they use this word, and aren't claiming they're lying. >

India didn't said anything. It's the Indian government led by the very same man in whose life the documentary is made.