(The Hoot) The Indian Express and The Times of India (dated Aug, 7) carry an appeal from the Sahara India Pariwar to stop the recent “continuous and negative” media coverage of Delhi Commonwealth Games, 2010.
In the “Emotional Appeal” that spans through three-fourths of a page of the English dailies Mr Subroto Roy, Chairman of Sahara India, argues how negative coverage will “totally mar the successful conduct of the Commonwealth Games” and give a bad image to our country. It is interesting that The Indian Express (IE) and The Times of India which have themselves been at the forefront to highlight the Commonwealth Games (CWG) organisers' misdeeds carry this appeal. Of course the newspapers have just provided advertising space to the Sahara India Pariwar (in return for a fee) and may not have the same viewpoint.