Hold A Press Conference, Mr Modi: Pankaj Pachauri, Former Media Advisor To PM Dr Singh
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Hindi/Urdu Interview, recorded in London. Pankaj Pachauri is in conversation with Pervaiz Alam in Cineink’s podcast series: London Vārta - Freedom Of Speech. In a wide-ranging interview, former Communication Adviser to PM Dr Manmohan Singh, Pachauri says: If I were to advise PM Narendra Modi, I would try to convince him to hold a big press conference for at least two hours at the new Media Centre in New Delhi. Let the journalists ask all sorts of questions. This would help him in changing his image of a ‘dictator’. Personally, I think he should do it because he is a great interviewee.
Pachauri adds: I hope PM Modi will hold a press conference during the ongoing election campaign. There’s a perception that PM Narendra Modi does not believe in democratic values whereas questioning the govt is actually a democratic value.
‘London Vārta - Freedom Of Speech’ podcast is available in both audio and video formats on Apple, Spotify and UA-cam.
“No, I do not ever want to write a book about my working with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. This is what I promised to Dr Singh when I saw how betrayed he felt when his former media adviser Sanjay Baru’s book (Accidental Prime Minister: Making and Unmaking of Manmohan Singh) came out,” says Pankaj Pachauri, former Communication Adviser to PM Manmohan Singh (2012-2014). Pankaj adds, Dr Singh told me at that time “I have been stabbed in the back.”
PM Manmohan Singh’s Last Press Conference: The preparation and a last minute surprise…
Pankaj Pachauri reveals: PM Manmohan Singh addressed 167 press conferences in his 10-year rule. But his last press conference as PM was a masterclass. It took us three months to prepare for the presser. Anticipating at least 100 possible questions, we sought facts and figures from various govt departments, and prepared a 100-page document to assist Dr Singh but he barely looked at it. He just skimmed through the information we had collected.
Pachauri explains: One hundred and thirty journalists attended the press conference on 3rd January 2014 in New Delhi. This was the last press conference of PM Singh. Sixty two questions were asked. Dr. Singh was spot on. However, we were ambushed by one question, asked by a journalist from Assam. I confess, we had not anticipated this question. The journalist asked: What steps the govt has taken to address the depleting population of rhinos in Assam.
Before joining Dr. Manmohan Singh as his communication advisor, Pankaj had reported from Delhi, Hong Kong, London & Boston. He started his journalistic career at the Patriot, followed by The Sunday Observer, India Today, BBC and NDTV. He was producer of news and current affairs at the BBC World Service & Hindi Service in London for 6 years.
At NDTV, he anchored popular TV progs such as Money Mantra and Hum Log. He was also channel’s Managing Editor.
BBC is not the BBC it used to be…
Discussing the state of media in India, Pankaj criticised the restructuring of BBC in India. According to BBC, in the month of April, 2024, its operation in India separated in two. BBC said the changes were being made to meet the country's foreign investment rules. A new Indian-owned company called the Collective Newsroom has started producing content for the BBC's six other Indian language services. BBC admits that the move came a year after BBC India's Delhi offices were searched by Indian authorities. Those searches by income tax officials came weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary in the UK - but not in India - critical of PM Modi.
“BBC is not the BBC it used to be. By outsourcing its news output, it has become another media outlet just like other media companies of India. Therefore, it ought to be treated just like any other Indian outfit, now, and has to face same pressures.
Pankaj founded an online platform GoNews in 2017 and ran it for 5 years.
Ayodhya Temple and a Qabristan in its vicinity…
Talking about his work as a reporter in the 1990s, Pankaj says: I have been covering Ayodhya issue since 1987. It’s all politics, full of contradictions. AB Vajpayee said guilty should be punished after the demolition of the mosque. LK Advani called it the saddest day of his life. Once I reported from Ayodhya that there used to be a Muslim graveyard near the site where the new temple has come up.
Pankaj Pachauri has been a member of the Academic Councils at the IIMC, Jamia Millia & MA National Urdu University. He has been a Guest Faculty at the Kautilya School of Public Policy, Hyderabad.
Cine Ink (www.cineink.com) has been founded by former BBC broadcasters, Achala Sharma and Pervaiz Alam.
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Thanks for bringing back Mr.Pachouri.
Bringing back from there? thanks...
Parvaiz sb & Pankaj ji ko salam !
You were in BBC in 90s as iconic. Your presentation & communication skill are unmatched. We heard you on radio for many years. I feel very happiness to see you together. We have great respect for both. God bless you !
Tumhaare baad aisi mehfilon mein afsaane byan honge// Bahaarein tumhein dhudhengi, Na jaane aap kahan honge?
Appreciate your questions on ManMohan Singhji. And for patiently listening out without interjecting.
You seem to be a very non-violent sort of person. Thanks for watching.
What’s there in press conference Mr. Pachauri. You were press advisor to Manmohan Singh, yet you embarrassed him no end when a press conference was held. What is the objective, other than putting down the leader by your selective questions & getting some bytes for the media
Once you have decided to have a democratic system then you have to follow the model- transparent elections and democratic institutions to hold the govt to account. All leading democracies with their inefficiencies follow the model. Being answerable to an independent press is one of them.
@@CINEINKRanjit Datta Sir is correct. If Mr Pachauri was media advisor then why did he have to embarrass our best PM Manmohan Singhji.
No, he did not do such a thing.
Pankhaj is a good storyteller...straight & interesting...
Ye sab BBC Ke 1990 ke batch ka kamaal hai. Aaj bhi haathiyon se ganne chheen rahe hain.
Excellent interview by two legends
You're truly Bhagwan in terms of being kind with words.
Every era and every PM has his positives & negativities. No one is clean or no one is anti national. We respect every prime minister present & past.
So you are saying all PMs are above public scrutiny!
Pachauriji aap ko bahot saal baad dekhke aur sunke bahot achcha laga.Pls. be on youtube
Thanks, Sapna. Will request him on your behalf.
‘Godi Media’ fits Mr Pankaj Pachori perfectly. He is the original one.
Vishv Guru suna tha. Aaj Nissar Guru bhi sun liya. Thanks, bandhu.
🙏🙏🙏🙏
Nice interview
Only nice people can say such nice things, Huma. Thanks.
बहोत शूककिया आपने पंकज जी का interview दिखाया. मैं इनहे BBC रेडिओ के जमाने से जानता हुं.
क्यों नहीं जानेंगे! 1990 के दशक में बीबीसी में काम किया। प्रोग्राम देखने के लिए शुक्रिया।
Real andhbhakt. 😊
No worries will hold meeting urgently by 2047
Aapki baat zyada sunte hain.
Brilliant
THANKS>
Press conference in the modern era is waste of time!!! Most journalists are shallow and agenda oriented looking for words to spin around!!! Every hundred of debates are running by spokespersons that too is becoming cockfight!!!
So you're advocating one-sided flow of information. The govt will use all forms of communication to disseminate its message. No questioning or cross-questioning...?
राजनीति के साथ पत्रकारिता के बदलते स्वरूप पर सैरहासिल गुफ़्तगू,पंकज पचौरी एक जाना मन नाम । ndtv के ज़माने में मुम्बई में एक प्रोग्राम में इनसे मुलाक़ात हुई थी ।।
आप भी बहुत लोगों को जानते हैं। प्रोग्राम देखने के लिए शुक्रिया।
Till a few years back ,only andhbhakt s were invited for discussion. 😂
I still wonder how employment is related to rations!!!
Anyway how to generate employment is a million dollar question not only for India or Indian subcontinent but also for the entire world.
India having a population of 1.4 billion people faces the biggest challenge in terms of providing jobs to all.
कैलाशपति मिश्र बिहार के नेता थे भारतीय जनसंघ के ज़माने से .उत्तरप्रदेश के नहीं
What was India before Muslims invaded all Hindu rulers were fighting each other even today the story is same but silently still in every democratic rulers are unable to sought states disputes were so many ideology are fighting with weapons and the whole ( every)lobby is against one set of followers
The history of India should not be read in isolation. Most countries have gone through invasions from outside. In fact, new countries/new rulers came up from no where, e.g, The USA, Australia ...
@@CINEINK truly never been highlighted the suffocating and suffering of Native Americans (red Indians)to its full stretch then this the so called The most civilized of the world America emerged same is the story of Australia and European
India is a country from were so many Religions and civilization emerged Had accumulated so many cultures and languages though the true stability was provided by so called outsiders if Muslims were not among them surly the picture would had been as before invading
You are talking of your time Mr. Pachauri. Grapes are sour.
Angoor Khatte, you say. Thanks for watching, we say.
What crap is this? The host is cutting and diverting answers we expected to hear . When Mr Pachauri was talking on jobs which is the most relevant topic now you cut him . Similarly when he was divulging about TV awards again you diverted him As a host you should know what your audience wants to hear and not what you want them to know.
Good point. Will convey your feedback to the presenter.
Psudo secular camp of pankaj Pachauri promoted by pranab roy a brish agent and member of soros+ club of international gang.
Vo hain zara khafa khafa...
Kisi ne kuch keh diya kya?
These are dirty journalists trying to malign Namo
They are talking about him with due respect. Advising him top do the right thing. Thanks for watching Jyoti.
They known as real andhbhakt s. In the society.
Truth hurts and hurts badly.
Both are well known Congress supporters. 😂
Ajay Bhaiyya, dil pe le gaye. Chalo dekha, dhanyvaad.
It is the image of ManMohan Singh that took a beating. So was Mr Pachauri responsible for the mess. Did he also back stab Manmohan Singhji.
10 years of incumbency!
He cannot answer of the cuff 😢
But he has been giving interviews to various channels. He makes extempore speeches. He's considered to be a great orator. So, what's it that prevents him from addressing a press conference?
Modi did press conference a day back, however it is true that no real andhbhakt s were invited.because they look on only one direction. Being P.M., he has to look in all the directions.
The most biased journalist..the trend of darbari journalist was started by Pankaj
Mishra ji, soch samajh kar, Pachauri ji Mathura ke hain....
@@CINEINK unke talent ka samman hai par vichardhara unki anti right-wing thi so my criticism is limited to that point no personal attack 🙏
Modi will have to keep one barrel to drink water during press conference a bottle or a Glass of water won't be enough as was done during godhra by Karan Thappar
Having water during an interview is a normal thing to do. Some drink while some don't. So, why did he discontinue that interview with Karan Thapar?
Karan looks in only direction, hence ,only andhbhakts can complete interview.Karan knows nothing about other directions. 😊
Real godi media channel. 😊
Which one!
Journalist think themselves as ❤non partician, but are they free themselves
Good point, Anant. That's why it's important to address a large press conference on regular basis so that all journalists from various shades can ask questions. It's better than choosing your favourite journalists to interview you.
@@CINEINKmany of the so called journalist s are on role of one or other party. Such journalists should be boycotted .