Condemning Congress MP Shashi Tharoor’s tweets in opposition to some information channels and their advertisers – together with Republic TV, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has written to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla a letter searching for to maneuver a no-confidence movement on Monday, a primary in Indian Parliament historical past. Calling Tharoor’s behaviour unparliamentary and unlawful, Dubey has additionally requested to be nominated to another committee. Dubey is at present part of Parliamentary Committee on Info Expertise – which is headed by Tharoor.
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Dubey strikes no-confidence movement
For the reason that conduct of Dr. Tharoor has now grow to be incorrigible, I – being a public consultant for the third consecutive time – really feel pained and, due to this fact,requested speaker @ombirlakota ji to kindly take into account nominating me to another Committee . pic.twitter.com/BIYiYLDnH1
— Dr Nishikant Dubey (@nishikant_dubey) October 19, 2020
Tanishq now gets big support from advertising bodies over ‘baseless & irrelevant’ attack
Tharoor’s controversial tweets
On Sunday, the Thiruvananthapuram MP on a rant relating to Republic TV and one other media home – naming its advertisers – which embrace India’s prime manufacturers. Commenting over the talk across the ‘Tanishq advert’ and brand-funding, he alleged why the above-mentioned manufacturers ‘fund hatred’. Citing the instance of Bajaj who has ‘blacklisted sure channels’ from funding, he claimed that corporates have the “identical ethical and social duties as people”. Tharoor had slammed Tanishq for revoking the controversial advert which displayed ‘Hindu-Muslim unity’.
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Tanishq advert backlash & assist
These tweets come after Tanishq revoked its 43-second advert for its ‘Ekatvam marketing campaign’ which confirmed a Hindu pregnant lady getting a ‘Godhbharai’ bathe by her Muslim mother-in-law. When enraged individuals Twitter accused Tanishq of ‘Love Jihad’ and Tanish workers acquired threats, the Tata firm revoked the advert. A number of individuals on Twitter condemned Tanishq for caving in to trolls.
“We’re deeply saddened with the inadvertent stirring of feelings and withdraw this movie conserving in thoughts the damage sentiments and nicely being of our staff, companions and retailer workers,” the assertion stated. The thought behind the Ekatvam marketing campaign is to have a good time the approaching collectively of individuals from totally different walks of life, native communities and households throughout these difficult occasions and have a good time the great thing about oneness,” stated Tanishq.
High promoting our bodies have come out within the assist of the jewelry model and have issued statements stating the business “just isn’t derogatory to any particular person, organisation or faith”. “Such baseless and irrelevant assault on artistic expression is extraordinarily regarding,” The Promoting Membership stated in a press release. The Indian chapter of the Worldwide Promoting Affiliation described the occasions that led to the withdrawal of the Tanishq commercial as “very unlucky”, and demanded motion from the federal government in opposition to what it referred to as “intimidating behaviour”.
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