British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak snubs Pakistan origin Member of Parliament Imran Hussain on the topic of controversial documentary by BBC 2 on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Rishi Sunak says he doesn't agree with the characterization of Prime Minister of India.
The government of India today slammed a BBC series on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a "propaganda piece with bias" that shouldn't be "dignified" with a response.
"The documentary is a reflection on the agency that has made it. We think it is a propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias, lack of objectivity and continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible. Can't dignify such a film," said foreign ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi.
The BBC's two-part series called "India: The Modi Question" has provoked sharp reactions.
The BBC documentary can't be viewed in India. "It makes us wonder about the agenda behind it," the foreign ministry said.
Lord Rami Ranger, a member of the UK House of Lords, was among those who accused the BBC of biased reporting.
"@BBCNews You have caused a great deal of hurt to over a billion Indians. It insults a democratically elected@PMOIndia Indian Police and the Indian judiciary. We condemn the riots and loss of life and also condemn your biased reporting," he tweeted.
Many Indian origin Twitter users scoffed and said the BBC should run a series on the 1943 Bengal famine, which left some three million people dead or dying of malnutrition or disease. The BBC, said a tweet, should run a series on the Bengal Famine called "UK: The Churchill Question." Then UK Prime Minister Winston Churchill, as part of the western war effort, ordered the diversion of food from starving Indians to already well-supplied British soldiers and stockpiles in Britain and Europe.
