{"id":8092,"date":"2018-01-22T17:08:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T11:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=8092"},"modified":"2018-01-22T17:08:57","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T11:38:57","slug":"sham-republic-tvs-twitter-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sham-republic-tvs-twitter-polls\/","title":{"rendered":"The sham of Republic TV’s Twitter Polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Republic T<\/em>V frequently asks its viewers to participate in online polls. One would think that a national TV channel would use this as an opportunity to highlight the critical issues facing the citizens and hold the government to account. Republic TV<\/em> polls are instead all about the opposition parties, opposition leaders and any voices of opposition from the liberals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Nation wants to know\u201d<\/em> was a phrase that Arnab Goswami of Republic TV<\/em> became identified with during his stint with Times Now<\/em>. It seems that the nation no longer wants to know anything from its government. With almost no questions are addressed to BJP, the focus of Republic TV<\/em> polls is the opposition. The channel relentlessly tracks every move of the opposition and attempts to build public opinion against it. Opposition leaders are hounded, questioned, shamed and asked to apologise.<\/p>\n

Let us look at the questions the channel asks its viewers. Which issues does it pursue? Who does it hold to account? Alt News<\/em> looks at some themes and patterns.<\/p>\n

Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi<\/h3>\n

Rahul Gandhi is a recurring feature on Republic TV<\/em> polls. Such is the obsession with him that it leaves one wondering who is running the country. Rahul Gandhi is constantly pressured to clarify his position, act, condemn and demand arrests. Not a single such demand is made of those in power.<\/p>\n

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#EndCastePolitics<\/a> | Should Rahul Gandhi demand the arrest of Jignesh Mevani?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#ChurchVsNationalists<\/a> | Should Sonia and Rahul Gandhi make public their take on the Archbishop’s letter against nationalist forces? https:\/\/t.co\/7hxD6umks8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) November 23, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Republic TV<\/em> completely overlooks any governance issues that have to do with the ruling party and directs its questions at Rahul Gandhi\u2019s so-called mistakes. Despite its own very obvious agenda, Republic<\/em> has taken the moral high ground of labeling the liberals as #TukdeTukdeGang. And somehow in the minds of Republic TV<\/em>, it is Rahul Gandhi\u2019s fault once again.<\/p>\n

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#TripleTalaqBillBlocked<\/a> | Has Rahul Gandhi made a mistake by not backing Triple Talaq Bill?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) December 28, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Has Rahul Gandhi made a mistake by backing the #TukdeTukdeGang<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Even Exit Poll results end up as a question for Rahul Gandhi.<\/p>\n

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#ExitPollResult<\/a> | Should the projections be accurate, could Rahul Gandhi have blown his best chance to prove his mettle?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) December 14, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Calls for apology from Rahul Gandhi<\/h3>\n

The channel is fixated on extracting an apology out of Rahul Gandhi for real and imaginary insults. A similar demand has never been made of any politicians of the ruling party. Guess the number of times anyone from the ruling party is asked to apologise for anything? The answer is zero.<\/p>\n

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#RahulDoklamPolitics<\/a> | Should Rahul apologise for ‘Dhoka-Lam’ insult?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#CongChaiwalaAttack<\/a> | Should Rahul Gandhi apologise for classist ‘Chaiwala’ tweet? https:\/\/t.co\/ANRGcDZnAw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) November 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Congress president is accused of trying to malign India’s image and apologise for it.<\/p>\n

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Should #NewIndiaPlan<\/a> work, will Rahul Gandhi apologise for trying to malign India’s image?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) October 24, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rahul Gandhi is also asked to apologise for his party members. Same standards are not expected of the Prime Minister even though daily news is full of excesses and controversial statements by BJP leaders.<\/p>\n

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#CongLeaderAbusesPM<\/a> | Should Rahul apologise for top Congress leader’s abuse?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) September 17, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What about Congress<\/h3>\n

On days when Republic<\/em> is not running a poll on Rahul Gandhi, chances are that it is running one on Congress. Congress is \u201cexposed\u201d, accused and maligned on a regular basis using the polls.<\/p>\n

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#CongBlocksParliament<\/a> | Is Cong taking revenge for poll losses by blocking Parliament?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) December 19, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#CongExposedOnAyodhya<\/a> | Did Cong conspire to delay an amicable resolution on Ayodhya?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) December 6, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Targeting opposition leaders<\/h3>\n

The channel\u2019s obsession with Arvind Kejriwal has subsided of late and given way to new leaders like Jignesh Mevani.<\/p>\n

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#CongSponsorsJignesh<\/a> | Should Jignesh Mevani openly accept his links with Congress?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Shouldn’t Arvind Kejriwal resign after corruption allegations? #IsKejriCorrupt<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) May 7, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Calls for apology from liberals<\/h3>\n

Liberals are also favorite targets of the channel. They are unmasked, referred to as pseudo liberal lynch mob and frequently asked to apologise.<\/p>\n

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#LobbyUnmasked<\/a> | In your view, has the Lobby been unmasked?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Should #PseudoLiberalLynchMob<\/a> show evidence of Gauri\u2019s killer or else apologise?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) September 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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On the eve of verdict, should the #TripleTalaq<\/a> supporters admit defeat and apologise? #RejectTripleTalaq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) August 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Three cheers for BJP<\/h3>\n

With all those questions addressed to the Opposition, there are no surprises about who the channel is batting for. An occasional poll reconfirms any doubts.<\/p>\n

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#CorruptionHighOrLow<\/a> | In the fight against corruption, does Modi Government still hold the edge?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) October 8, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If BJP must be accused of dumping the development agenda, the channel cleverly makes sure that Congress is also dragged into the question.<\/p>\n

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#WhoDumpedVikas<\/a> | Did both Cong and BJP dump development this election?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) December 10, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Oh and yes, Rahul Gandhi\u2019s recent popularity on social media must be due to bots.<\/p>\n

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#RahulBotAttack<\/a> | Should Congress declare if it deployed bots to manipulate Rahul\u2019s popularity on social media?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) October 21, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Has political support emboldened the fringe <\/strong>in the lawlessness over Padmaavat release? Even though states where the trouble is brewing under political support are BJP ruled, the channel is careful not to mention the party.<\/p>\n

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#FringeAttacksDeepika<\/a> | Has political support emboldened the fringe?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) November 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There are rare instances of polls targeting BJP leaders but they are without damning hashtags that always accompany references to opposition leaders. Here is an example of soft questioning of Adityanath\u2019s priorities with a neutral hashtag.<\/p>\n

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With UP healthcare in shambles, should a #RamStatueAtAyodhya<\/a> be Yogi Govt’s priority?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) October 18, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Given the repeated instances of misgovernment in Haryana, Khattar has been an exception. Haryana Chief Minister has left the channel with little choice in this matter.<\/p>\n

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Should #KhattarStepDown<\/a>?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nationalism<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nationalism is truly the last refuge of Republic TV<\/em>. Not content with hashtags alone, the channel also runs frequent polls on the topic.<\/p>\n

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#NationFirst<\/a> | Is the lobby that constantly criticises nationalism misguided?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 13, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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#MyAnthemMyPride<\/a> | Showing pride in the anthem and the flag should be mandatory. Do you agree ?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) January 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When all else fails, what better topic than Hindus being soft targets?<\/p>\n

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#AreHindusSoftTarget<\/a> | Is the perception that Hindus are a soft target correct?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Republic (@republic) October 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The questions for these polls are framed in a manner of eliciting a desired response. As can be seen from all the polls that are questioning the opposition and it leaders, the poll results are almost always heavily lopsided and end up in a predictable result. However, Republic TV<\/em> polls don\u2019t always go as expected. The news channel has been caught rephrasing its poll and even deleting it when it finds that the results have not gone the way it would like them to go. A Facebook poll<\/a> asking their viewers if they would stand with Varnika Kundu who accused the son of Haryana state BJP president of stalking and attempting to kidnap her came up with unexpected results from its viewer base with more people choosing \u201cno\u201d. A red faced Republic TV deleted this poll.<\/p>\n

Republic TV has also been accused<\/a> of changing the question in UP statue v\/s healthcare poll when the results are not as per their expectation of its right wing fan base.<\/p>\n

In yet another poll, the channel deleted the original question when it became clear that the results were not going in line with its agenda. Looking at the usual responses to the polls, this was perhaps a case of its core viewer base misunderstanding the question.<\/p>\n

\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DRjmLi8W4AAcn1o.jpg\"<\/p>\n

The question was rephrased so that it could get expected results, in line with the narrative the channel was trying to build.<\/p>\n

\"https:\/\/pbs.twimg.com\/media\/DRjmLi9X4AUKz-i.jpg\"<\/p>\n

The above review of Republic TV<\/em> polls reconfirm the agenda that the channel is running under the guise of journalism. Far from holding those in power to account, hounding the opposition voices seems to be the priority of this national news channels. Leading the pack of cheerleaders, the channel goes on with its daily business of building public opinion against the opposition. With the fourth pillar of democracy playing such a sycophantic role, is India\u2019s ranking on the press freedom index any surprise?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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