On Monday, Russia lashed out at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) over its documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This has not just ushered controversy in India but affected people in the international arena as well.
Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov’s spokesperson has thrown accusations on the UK broadcaster of waging an information war not just within the domestic boundaries of Russia but also other countries adhering to an independent policy, an ANI report said.
“I would like to draw your attention to the fact that it is yet another evidence of BBC waging an information war on different fronts – not only against Russia, but also against other global centers of power pursuing an independent policy” the spokesperson averred.
“After a certain no. of years, it turns out that BBC is fighting even within the British establishment, being an instrument of the interests of some groups against others. It should be treated accordingly”, the spokesperson further added.
Amidst the ongoing rage after the release of episodes from the docuseries, PM Modi while his address to the National Cadet Corps’ rally, he stated that are some futile attempts to ‘divide’ people of the country. “…to prevent India’s goal of progressing, its motto of ‘Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat’, many excuses are being dug, different topics scraped to divide the children of mother India…despite lakhs of such attempts they will not succeed,” he said.
