Kerala CM accuses Center of ‘saffronisation of news’, says Hindustan Samachar serves Sangh Parivar

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, citing the central government’s decision to appoint ‘Hindustan Samachar’, which has links with the Sangh Parivar, as the sole news source of Prasar Bharati, which includes Doordarshan and All India Radio Accused of “saffronising the news”.

CM Vijayan said in a statement that this decision is like ‘stabbing democracy in the throat’.

Pinarayi Vijayan said Hindustan Samachar, founded by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) founder general secretary and RSS leader Shivram Shankar Apte, has always worked for the Sangh Parivar.

The CM said in his statement that since coming to power, the Sangh Parivar has been trying to keep Prasar Bharati under its control.

Alleging that Prasar Bharati stopped the telecast of then Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar’s Independence Day speech but live telecast of Vijayadashami speech of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, Vijayan said, “In 2020, the Center has banned Jagdish Upasana.” , who was the group editor of the RSS publication Panchjanya and Organizer, as the chairman of the recruitment board of Prasar Bharati.

The CM further said, ‘The news is that Prasar Bharati has signed an agreement with RSS news agency after terminating the services of country’s leading news agencies PTI and UNI.’

The CM said that the Centre’s move to bring Doordarshan and All India Radio completely under the control of the Sangh Parivar, controlling the media through corporates is a threat to democracy. The CM alleged that “this is a manifestation of fascist will that no voice of protest should be heard.” The Chief Minister said that the secular democratic society should recognize this and oppose it.

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