Uttar pradesh minister Dinesh Sharma, while speaking on the occasion of ‘Hindi Journalism Day’ chose to dive in to mythology and draw instances of ancient ‘journalism’. He said journalism began at the age of Mahabharatha and then added other claims to enforce his point.
Minister was of the opinion that the mythological character of Sanjaya, sitting at Hastinapur narrating the war of Mahabharath to Dhritharashtra was an example for live telecast. ” if it is not live telecast, then what is it ?” He asked.
The minister then drew comparison between saint narada and the search engine google. ” Your Google has started now, but our Google started long time back. ‘Narad Muni’ was the epitome of information. He could reach anywhere and transfer a message from one place to another by saying ‘Narayana’ three times”.
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Sharma said that one should remember ones glorious past and history. He appreciated the freedom of press existing in our country and stated that governments should be responsible for the safety and security of the media persons. He also had a request to Chief minister Yogi Adityanath to provide financial assistance to the relatives of the deceased journalists.
Recently Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb had a made a series of similar statements and was indirectly warned by Modi not to make irresponsible remarks. Dinesh Sharma is the Deputy Chief Minister and Minister of Secondary and Higher Education and Science and Technology of Uttar Pradesh.
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