spot_img

HinduPost is the voice of Hindus. Support us. Protect Dharma

Will you help us hit our goal?

spot_img
Hindu Post is the voice of Hindus. Support us. Protect Dharma
34.8 C
Sringeri
Thursday, February 6, 2025

BBC peddles relentless propaganda against Bharat: A compilation

Hinduphobia runs deep in Western media and their bias and hatred for Hindus and Bharat is repeatedly seen in their coverage. Several western media houses present their news coverage on Bharat to paint a negative picture of Hindus to the global audience. The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) is a forerunner in this regard.

Recently, Pandit Satish K Sharma’s documentary, ‘BBC On Trial’, premiered in Hyderabad. The documentary received a massive applause for exposing the foreign media’s motives against Bharat and Hindus. Speaking about how western media, especially the BBC, was biased towards Bharat and Hindus, Pandit SK Sharma in an exclusive conversation with Republic Media Network’s Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, earlier, said, “We are a very quiet community in the United Kingdom. Hindu community doesn’t cause much of a conflict or trouble, but on numerous occasions, we have found that we became the target… I was fortunate enough to be able to interact with the BBC at the highest levels, including the director, general heads of all the departments. We presented our evidence to them but achieved nothing whatsoever in the last eight or nine years of interacting with them. We haven’t been able to successfully get to change, not even a single webpage which is published on the website.”

BBC is one repeat offender with a long history of peddling biased narratives when it comes to reporting on Bharat – from CAA, Article 370 to Kashmir, etc. Through several such examples, this article highlights the deep-rooted bias and prejudice which is propagated against Bharat and Hindus by the BBC.

This article is a compilation based on the detailed analysis provided on instances of propaganda peddling by the BBC by @OSINTWa_com, a handle in the social media portal, X.

BBC’s history of peddling fake news and propaganda

BBC’s reports frequently paint Bharatiya riots & protests in communal colors. BBC remains a brazen propaganda portal which focuses on narratives that divide and polarize. And not once, but ad nauseam times, the portal has been caught peddling fake news & propaganda. In the last few years, the BBC has been exposed for its twisted and slanted narratives for reporting on issues like the CAA to Article 370, & Kashmir, & giving sympathetic coverage to radical groups & separatist movements like the Khalistani movement.

BBC’s biased coverage of Kashmir and Article 370

BBC’s reporting on Bharat often reeks of a colonial hangover—selective negativity, political bias, & cultural insensitivity. From their choice of language, headlines, & editorial tone in their reporting to extend its modern imperialistic influence.

Article 370’s abrogation integrated J&K into Bharat, extended equal rights, & boosted development. BBC called it “Hindu nationalist ideology,” peddled Pakistan’s stance, & ignored Bharatiya govt’s efforts to foster peace, & unity & curb Pak-sponsored terrorism in Kashmir. BBC also targeted the move of the abrogation of Article 370 peddling narratives of repression, Censorship of the Press, & not reform. While ignoring Bharatiya Supreme Court’s validation of the move.

BBC’s negative coverage of the CAA

Citizenship (Amendment) Act aims to provide refuge to minorities facing persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh, & Afghanistan. It doesn’t strip any Bharatiya of their citizenship! But BBC termed it “anti-Muslim” & amplified global criticism, ignoring the govt’s clarifications.

In its coverage on the anti-CAA Delhi riots, BBC ignored initial attacks on police & preplanned violence by some anti-CAA protestors, which police investigations revealed. Instead, they framed it as a one-sided narrative, portraying the government as oppressive!

BBC’s biased coverage of Khalistan movement

BBC’s take on Khalistan issue has been skewed for years. For years, BBC has been on a spree of whitewashing the terrorism aspect of the Khalistani issue. Terms like ‘Sikh activists’ or ‘separatists’ for Khalistanis including Gurpatwant Singh Pannun & Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

Not long ago, in Nov 2023, BBC had lapped up a shoddy piece of disinformation report shared to them EXCLUSIVELY by a UK-based Centre for Information Resilience (CIR) whose founders have been linked to the UK government.

The report, essentially a work of linguistic jugglery combined with graphical gimmicks with bold assertions & shallow claims to expose a set of 33 ‘Sock Puppet’ social media handles, running a ‘large-scale disinformation’ campaign on social media.

BBC’s derogatory coverage of the Mahakumbh Mela

Most recently, BBC was also criticized for its reporting on the Mahakumbh Mela, for using insensitive choice words showing the lack of cultural & religious awareness. Terms & phrases like “bathing spectacle led by naked ash-smeared ascetics,” tended to mock the spiritual significance of the event.

Following the backlash, BBC changed the headline, removing “naked” and altering “ascetics” to “holy men.” In contrast, BBC’s reporting on European vents like the “Nudefest” is reported as “Europe’s largest naturist festival” exposes BBC for its cultural & religious bias

BBC’s biased coverage of 2002 Gujarat Riots and Modi

In Feb 2023, BBC released a documentary, “India- the Modi Question” accusing the Bharatiya PM of being complicit in the 2002 Gujarat riots when he was the CM of Gujarat. The documentary was released at a time to possibly tamper with political discourse as Bharat geared up for its general elections, which could be a clear ploy of maneuvering the political discourse in Bharat.

The documentary which was laced with statements from anti-govt voices, at the same time refrained from mentioning that in June 2022, the Supreme Court of Bharat upheld the SIT clean chit to the Bharatiya PM in the 2002 Gujarat riot case & dismissed a plea in the case.

BBC’s documentary portrayed Modi’s policies as “ethnic cleansing,” rehashing old, debunked narratives while ignoring the complex context of the riots, including the Godhra train attack. Coincidentally (or by design?) this was released ahead of Bharat’s 2024 election.

Income Tax offences by BBC

In Feb 2023, BBC offices in Bharat were raided by the Income Tax department over tax irregularities. The news was portrayed as an act of intimidation on Press Freedom and harassment of the press in Bharat by several global media.

BBC’s biased coverage of 2024 general elections

BBC’s reporting before Lok Sabha 2024 focused mainly on Muslim marginalization under BJP rule. BBC pushed narratives, including CAA misinformation & Islamophobia by ruling the ruling party.

While the BBC was peddling such narratives, BBC Hindi ran ads on Facebook for Bharat’s election news. A part of it included promoting stories that could create communal discord among Bharatiyas & violated FB’s ad policies & were removed by the platform.

BBC’s biased coverage of Bharatiya pharma industry

In 2023, BBC was one of the many global media exposed to have been targeting the Bharatiya pharma industry through its biased, incomplete, and/or misleading coverage. For instance, the tragic cases of Gambia involving the deaths of around 70 children due to Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and how mass-scale propaganda was peddled around the Bharatiya pharma relating to it.

BBC completely ignored reports that found that the presence of E.coli bacteria was a probable cause for the infection among the kids which led to their deaths.

Secondly, while the BBC reported on the panel that held the syrups culpable for the deaths of the children, it completely ignored the flawed investigation which could not establish the cough syrups were the reason behind the deaths.

BBC: A sponsored global propaganda machinery

As per its website, BBC prides itself as an ‘Independent’ news broadcaster. Reality however speaks otherwise. Funded by a royal charter & license fee, it’s basically a taxpayer-backed PR machine wrapped in journalistic virtue-signalling.

UK government gave BBC World Service £20M in March 2023 to ‘support language services & counter disinformation’ (translation: push state narratives). BBC also gets USAID funds. BBC isn’t just a broadcaster; it’s a sponsored narrative machinery.

BBC’s bias isn’t just for India – it’s global. Trump branded it ‘fake news’, Musk exposed its ‘state-funded’ status & Guyana’s President Ali challenged its bias – world leaders have repeatedly questioned BBC’s credibility as a news source.

The case of BBC shall go down as a masterclass in biased journalism. From twisting CAA & Article 370 to whitewashing Khalistani extremism & smearing India’s pharma industry – BBC’s propaganda knows no bounds. Funded narratives, selective outrage, & colonial hangover intact. It is time Hindus and Bharatiya state takes serious note of the transgressions of this global behemoth in maligning and denigrating Bharat’s image in the global scale.

Subscribe to our channels on Telegram &  YouTube. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook

Related Articles

Jamadagnya
Jamadagnya
धर्म की जय हो अधर्म का नाश हो । प्रणियों में सद्भावना हो विश्व का कल्याण हो ।। ॐ नमः पार्वती पतये हर हर महादेव

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

Latest Articles

Sign up to receive HinduPost content in your inbox
Select list(s):

We don’t spam! Read our privacy policy for more info.

Thanks for Visiting Hindupost

Dear valued reader,
HinduPost.in has been your reliable source for news and perspectives vital to the Hindu community. We strive to amplify diverse voices and broaden understanding, but we can't do it alone. Keeping our platform free and high-quality requires resources. As a non-profit, we rely on reader contributions. Please consider donating to HinduPost.in. Any amount you give can make a real difference. It's simple - click on this button:
By supporting us, you invest in a platform dedicated to truth, understanding, and the voices of the Hindu community. Thank you for standing with us.