covered by Media

The study is more of social concern over the majority who lead a deprived life in spite of scientific advancement. Till date living conditions of the last man in these six decades that too after independence from the British has only drastically deteriorated where as the luxury and pomp to which the upper caste especially the Brahmins are living have disproportionately developed beyond words. This sort of disparity will certainly disturb the equilibrium beyond repair! Thus it is high time politicians or public take up the issue and does laws or amendments so that some sort of balance is struck. We now proceed on to describe the role of media in blowing up the anti reservation protests carried out by students.

4.1.1 Students Protests in Anti Reservation as Covered by Media

1. The news given in the print media is briefly given in chapter three of this book. The views given by the (experts) are also included in chapter three, then and there. The attributes or concepts taken for analysis are only from the experts. Some of the articles have been disproportionately blown up by the media about the anti reservation protests are given in chapter two and three for the reader to know the true struggle! It has become pertinent here to mention that only one or two captions involving protests mainly done by female medicos found their place many times both in T.V. and print media. It was recorded by 98% of the experts it was like stills used in movies to attract the public. Is this justifiable asked the experts? Further they said every single anti reservation protest carried out by the students was given more importance that is basically wrong even along the very lines of media dharma. Public was very desperate for media was overdoing things which was against social justice. It is appropriate that the majority gets a chance for good and standard education in at least institutions run by the central government. The very act of disproportionately blowing up anti reservation protests is a fool proof to know how selfish the Brahmins are; when it comes to education

for sudras (reservation for majority) they mainly make such protests because it is against the laws of Manu to give education to the sudras. That is why they want to deny the

Sudra education in institutions run by the central government; is only dominated by them. The socio scientist said how can we get education in the institutions where they get education, that is why even the govt is favouring them for the govt. is run by them as they are the mouth piece of the govt. and as they occupy all high positions and more so are the policy makers for the majority. This is evident from the acts of NKC. Why is not even a single non-Brahmin in

NKC? Who are they to make decision about reservation for

OBC? Who are the Brahmin and upper caste medical students to protest against reservation and media to blow it up? The anti reservation protests were so much projected and given undue importance in comparison with the socially relevant protests carried out by SFI and others by media, both print and T.V. For anti reservation protests was anti social but others were socially relevant and so on. The media should answer this, as it is their moral responsibility. 2. The student ant reservation protest according to the expert was not spontaneous. Certainly it is proved beyond doubt that some one was making them to do the protests. The media has failed to investigate the brain behind these protests? Their failure to do so only proves that this protest is well supported by them. The journals/news papers have purposefully failed to analyse or investigate the people behind these protests. 3. The T.V media conducted a poll about anti-reservation thro’

SMS in the NDTV and the results were declared as 70% against reservation. Is it a proper representation of data for who see English T.V and send SMSes. Once again what is the role of the majority? The bias of media; in reporting, was heavily condemned by the majority of the experts. 4. Almost all the anti reservation protests were carried out by the photos in the first page and the media had tried to show a big crowd in comparison with the pro reservation protests and above all other important social issues like suicide by farmers, death of patients and so on.

5. In all the anti reservation protest only women were projected on T.V and print media. Is it to get the mass appeal? Only a particular photo was carried out many a times. 6. Only the anti reservation protests were given that importance for nearly over 40 days and no importance was given even about the death of the patient due to these protests. 7. Why no action or investigation was carried when in the student protests only a gutka seller was forcefully for money made to immolate? Still date why no legal or police action for no falsely portraying the gutka seller as a student has taken place! 8. As reservation was main threat to Brahmins all media’s irrespective of their party joined together to blow up the protests, which shows that media is run by Brahmins so only the Brahmins have organised it and given importance for the anti reservation protests. 9. Usually the media avoids any form of students only because it is an anti reservation protests it was given undue importance. 10. The media failed to carry out proper analysis (1) Why the protest was only by medicos and (2) Why it was carried out in the extreme northern states? 11. As anti reservation protests were only caste based and media is in the hands of the upper castes the anti reservation protest by the student was blown up beyond proportion claimed the experts. 12. Why these students who made anti reservation protest first make anti caste protests if they were genuine about the issue, for once there was no caste the question of reservation becomes null and void. So as rightly said by

Periyar they want to claim themselves to be of high caste by birth and so automatically make protests for steps taken to achieve any form of social equality. 13. Experts claim that the anti reservation protests were well brained by the high Brahmin officials in New Delhi that is why these protests were given so much importance by the media.

14. The experts claim that the guts with which they stayed out of classes and work (duty) for over forty days, cannot be carried out unless they get the support of the head of the institution. This is evident from the fact the court too said that full pay must be given and their period of absence should not be taken into account! What a beautiful imposition of laws of Manu said these experts. Even now only the laws of Manu is in vogue. Both the orders of the court as well as the protests of the students are not only well covered, but repeated many times by both print and electronic media. 15. The media once again tried to use the good old policy of the

Britishers viz. divide and rule policy. The student protests were well schemed by some, Hindutva brains who tried their hand in bringing a misunderstanding between the

SC/ST category students and OBC students; for both would come under reserved category and they (media and the protesting students) did not know OBC were eligible for reservation. They tried to befriend the SC/ST students, were called by names like KATA students and so on. Even soon after the agitation some of the SC/ST students were forcefully asked to shift from the neighbouring rooms of upper caste students for the only reason they were dalits.

Even they refused to dine together. This is the power of caste. The media has covered only a section of it. 16. Media both print and electronic never carried out the pro reservation protests of students properly. 17. The experts blatantly said that the anti reservation protests which sparked in many places in the city had a strong support from the Brahmin administrators. In actuality students were forced to protest. In IIT Madras a flash protest against reservation was carried out by students, with a complete support from the authorities. This is very much evident from the fact that no action against them was taken (for the court very recently put an order that no anti reservation or pro reservation protests should be made in the campus) in spite of it they made such anti reservation protests.

18. The organization behind all the anti reservation protest was the youth for equality. The experts claim that the youth for equality is an organization built and backed by the Hindutva force. They further claim the director of AIIMS, Dr.

Venugopal has an upper hand over it. Are we fools to believe students or medicos protest on their own? No, they are only bothered about their future and their life, their security only on the basis of clear understanding and under taking they have taken to protest with the protection of the court which says they will be paid even in their strike period for which they did not go for work. What is law? “No work no pay” or No work full pay”. How can law be made special? When anything is special can that be called equality? If anything is unequal or partial can it law? This is the Manu law which is ruling India even today one law for brahmins and another law for non-Brahmins. 19. Finally the media which should have been just and work for national development, social equality and above all teach students to make one and all live in a better society without poverty is doing work in the reverse gear! 20. When the anti reservation protests by students, the minority had the guts to project and write in print media that reservation would stall the nation progress and speak of merits! What is the status of the majority? 21. It is claimed that since the media did not have

BC/OBC/MBC/SC/ST journalists and reporters in chief executive positions, they have covered so many times the same protests and photos, there by giving so much importance to the students carrying the anti reservation protest. 22.The T.V. media took interviews about the reservation and this was very much biased for all most all the reservation interviews were only given by anti reservation high class people so the media was only protecting anti reservation aspects. Further as the interview was in English and many students from rural area who were really for reservation could not participate and air their views. A picture that reservation was not welcomed by one and all, was falsely projected by the T.V media to the world.