Hindutva Media Network

Hindu upper caste men, who constitute just eight per cent of the total population of India, hold over 70 per cent of the key posts across newsrooms in India. Other Backward Class groups among, who are 34 per cent of the total population, have a share of just four per cent in the Indian newsrooms. The voice of Dalits are unheard in the media : CSDS study, 2006

Saturday, May 20, 2006

Fake News makers for Hindutva

Pradeep Thakur

He is one of the crooked journalist who is on the pay roll of RSS, India's right wing hindu militia.

He regulary misuse his workstation to publish articles and fabricated news by quoting "IB" or "Security Officials". His favourite victims are Naxals (Maoists) , Tribals, Minorities and Dalits. By publishing terror stories, he will be getting commission on purchases by security regime in India.

One of his old profiles is available on a website which sells right wing hindutva books online. It says:

" PRADEEP THAKUR, the only son of an Indian Air Force official, was born on 24th September 1970. He completed his schooling form Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shillong (Meghalway) and Fort William (Kolkata). After graduating in commerce from Calcutta University, he joined journalism at the early age of 21. Beginning his career with All India Radio Delhi, he soon shifted to the print medium.

During a decade-long stint in mainstream newspapers, he has worked with the India Today group's website www.newspapertoday.com, The Pioneer and Patriot. For a brief period he was media consultant to India's leading public relations guru Roger Pereira and worked in weekly newspaper Sahara Time. He is now with the Hindustan times"

http://www.indiaclub.com/shop/AuthorSelect.asp?Author=Pradeep+Thakur

More of his stories can be find by searching

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Pradeep+Thakur&sa=N&tab=nw

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/searchresult.cms

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