Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Jan 24: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday made a scathing attack on a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi which has sparked controversy since its release, and said some people have still not gotten over their ‘colonial intoxication’ and for them ‘whites’ are still their ‘rulers’.
Rijiju tweeted in Hindi saying, “For some people, the white rulers are still the masters whose decision on India is final and not the decision of the Supreme Court of India or the will of the people of India”.
कुछ लोगों के लिए गोरे शासक अभी भी मालिक हैं जिनका भारत पर फैसला अंतिम है न कि भारत के सर्वोच्च न्यायालय का फैसला या भारत के लोगों की इच्छा।
— Kiren Rijiju (@KirenRijiju) January 24, 2023
Rijiju had also commented against the documentary two days ago, on January 21, he said a specific section of people in India will go to any extent to please their moral masters, by lowering the dignity of the country.
Last week, India denounced the controversial BBC documentary series on Prime Minister Modi and described it as a ‘propaganda piece’ designed to push a discredited narrative.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi during a weekly media briefing on January 19 said, “We think this is a propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias, lack of objectivity, and frankly continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible,”
He also added that the documentary is a reflection of individuals who are peddling this narrative.
Meanwhile, the US State Department spokesperson Ned Price responding to a media query on Monday said, “I’m not familiar with the documentary you’re referring to, however, I am very familiar with the shared values that enact the United States and India as two thriving and vibrant democracies.”
