{"id":6762,"date":"2017-12-05T16:17:21","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T10:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=6762"},"modified":"2017-12-12T22:31:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T17:01:57","slug":"media-coverage-fuelled-bjp-narrative-aiyars-aurangzeb-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-coverage-fuelled-bjp-narrative-aiyars-aurangzeb-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Media coverage: Who fuelled BJP narrative on Aiyar’s ‘Aurangzeb’ comment?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cWhen Shahjahan took the place of Jahangir, was any election held then? When Aurangzeb succeeded Shahjahan, was any election held then? This was always known that the heir to the emperor will inherit power, although it is another matter if the successors fight among themselves. But, in a democracy, elections are held. I invite Shehzad Poonawala to come and file an application for contesting the election\u201d.<\/em> What Mani Shankar Aiyar said was unambiguous and clear. Prime Minister Modi and his party colleagues used only the first half of his statement to make their point. It is not uncommon for political parties and leaders to resort to such tactics, but what explains the skewed reportage by sections of the Indian media? Far from calling out the Prime Minister when he wrongly quoted Aiyar, many from the fourth pillar of Indian democracy actively joined him in disseminating the fake news.<\/p>\n

To be very clear about what Aiyar said, let us listen to him once again:<\/p>\n