There are a certain times, when the need for people to aggravate hatred between people just leaves you appalled.
On the 26th of July, 2014 I opened the newspaper 'The Hindu', for a heads up about what all is happening around the world. Ukraine-Palestine, Sania Mirza, CSAT.. Encephalitis until one article caught my eye. The article on the last page, placed second last from the bottom.
"Delhi Government School denies admission.."
Oh okay. This population and the kind of competition... it happens. The headline further read..
".. to two MUSLIM girls".
Wait what? They did it on the basis of their religion? How inhuman! I decide to read the fullarticle as to why this shameful incident even take place.
To my surprise, throughout the article, there was no mention of the fact that their religion was the cause the girls didn't get an admission.
"The school authorities had denied the aadmission because they seats were full".
Erm.. so that is it? That was all the article was about? 2 girls denied admissions to a school because the prescribed number of seats according to the norms was full? That is all the article was about? So why the 'muslim' put in the headline?
To spread more anger than already present in the society? The headline was presented in such a way one would think the girls were denied their Right To Education because they called God by other name. Does that mean no child from other religions, castes and sects were denied but them?
But isn't that the rule? Stop taking admissions after the seats are full?
I am sure the two girls didn't want the news to be presented in such a misleading way.
Mrs.Bindu Shajan Perappadan, your adjective of 'Muslim' before the noun 'girls' was not cool, ma'am. Not cool at all.
Journalism is supposed to bring people together, unite them and bring justice. NOT pull them apart and create a valley between. I don't think being biased towards a certain sect of society is going to award you with any extra points.
On the 26th of July, 2014 I opened the newspaper 'The Hindu', for a heads up about what all is happening around the world. Ukraine-Palestine, Sania Mirza, CSAT.. Encephalitis until one article caught my eye. The article on the last page, placed second last from the bottom.
"Delhi Government School denies admission.."
Oh okay. This population and the kind of competition... it happens. The headline further read..
".. to two MUSLIM girls".
Wait what? They did it on the basis of their religion? How inhuman! I decide to read the fullarticle as to why this shameful incident even take place.
To my surprise, throughout the article, there was no mention of the fact that their religion was the cause the girls didn't get an admission.
"The school authorities had denied the aadmission because they seats were full".
Erm.. so that is it? That was all the article was about? 2 girls denied admissions to a school because the prescribed number of seats according to the norms was full? That is all the article was about? So why the 'muslim' put in the headline?
To spread more anger than already present in the society? The headline was presented in such a way one would think the girls were denied their Right To Education because they called God by other name. Does that mean no child from other religions, castes and sects were denied but them?
But isn't that the rule? Stop taking admissions after the seats are full?
I am sure the two girls didn't want the news to be presented in such a misleading way.
Mrs.Bindu Shajan Perappadan, your adjective of 'Muslim' before the noun 'girls' was not cool, ma'am. Not cool at all.
Journalism is supposed to bring people together, unite them and bring justice. NOT pull them apart and create a valley between. I don't think being biased towards a certain sect of society is going to award you with any extra points.
