The Indian government criticize BBC coverage of the Pahalgam terror attack. In a piece of writing titled “Pakistan suspends visas for Indians after lethal Kashmir attack,” the BBC referred to the terror attack as a “militant attack,” prompting the Narendra Modi authorities to write to the BBC’s India head, Jackie Martin.
In a formal letter written to the BBC, the government also said that the Ministry of External Affairs can be monitoring the BBC’s reporting going in advance. India Today TV has learned that the External Publicity and Public Diplomacy Division in the Indian foreign ministry has “conveyed the country strong sentiments to Jackie Martin (India Head, BBC) regarding their reporting on the fear attack.”
Why Indian government criticize BBC
In the BBC’s article published last week, the British public provider broadcaster mentioned: “Pakistan has responded with tit-for-tat measures against India as tensions soared following a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists.”
This improvement comes days after the US Senate panel blasted The New York Times for calling the Pahalgam terrorists “militants” in their reportage. The US House Foreign Affairs Committee criticized the authorities for diluting the seriousness of the fear attack by calling the attackers “militants” and “gunmen.”
Indian Strict Actions after Pahalgam terror attack
In a host of measures to reduce misinformation and provocative messages from across the border following the Pahalgam terror attack, Indian government criticize BBC and banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, which had a cumulative 63 million subscribers. Former Pakistani pacer Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel, with 3.5 million subscribers, is a number of the most top channels that were banned.