Aimed at tarnishing India's G20 Presidency: Kerala Guv questions timing of BBC documentary

Kochi, January 25: Raising questions over the timing of the release of the BBC Documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Kerala Governor Arif Mohammad Khan, has said it was released just days after India assumed the G20 presidency. He also said that it was done to tarnish the image of the nation.

 

 

His remarks came just days after the Kerala Congress organised the screening of the docuseries Kerala and Hyderabad despite being banned by the central government. The Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), the youth wing of the ruling CPI(M), also organised the screening of the BBC docuseries in the southern state of Kerala even as the BJP opposed it vehemently.

While speaking about the BBC documentary, the Kerala Governor said, “Just look at the timing of the release of the BBC docuseries. This release came only after India assumed the presidency of the G20. This kind of thing is coming from people who predicted that India will not be able to protect its freedom, its freedom and the country will be broken.”

 

 

“After seeing that India not only preserved its freedom but is also being viewed as the leader of the world, these people have become uncomfortable and are upset. I am shocked that why some people in our country are attached to the opinion of some foreign docuseries makers, that too our colonial masters,” the Kerala Governor added.

“So many judicial verdicts, including that of the highest court of the land, the timing, all these things have to be taken into consideration. This is a time when India has assumed the G20 presidency.

"Why has this particular time been chosen to bring out this scurrilous material? You cannot ignore these things and particularly when it is coming from a source who ruled over us for over 200 years," the Governor said.