{"id":788,"date":"2020-12-02T05:15:11","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T05:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=130469"},"modified":"2020-12-02T05:15:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-02T05:15:11","slug":"ravish-kumars-photo-covering-2018-farmers-protest-shared-as-him-joining-recent-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/12\/02\/ravish-kumars-photo-covering-2018-farmers-protest-shared-as-him-joining-recent-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravish Kumar\u2019s photo covering 2018 farmers\u2019 protest shared as him joining recent movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

A photograph of Ravish Kumar has been shared on social media to mock the journalist by claiming he is heading for \u201cbiryani\u201d during farmers\u2019 protest. The dish has again become a topic of conversation after The Times of India\u2019s Delhi bureau<\/a> uploaded a video of farmers being served rice during protests, which the outlet claimed was biryani. The tweet below by @Bittu_Tufani<\/a> received over 1,400 retweets.<\/p>\n

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Some users have also alluded that Kumar is a biased journalist as flags of the Communist Party of India can be seen in the background.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 \u0938\u091a\u093f\u0928 \u0928\u093e\u0908\u0915 ( TPN ) (@reaal_sachin) December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Several others have shared<\/a> the picture.<\/p>\n

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Twitter account @liberal_slayerr had shared the image in August when it garnered over 3,400 retweets.<\/p>\n

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Arnab Goswami is biased towards BJP. pic.twitter.com\/oTyJ9psp8y<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Liberal Slayerr (@liberal_slayerr) August 3, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Image from two years ago<\/h4>\n

A person in the background can be seen sporting a shirt which has a sticker that says \u2018AIKS\u2019 which stands for All India Kisan Sabha, affiliated to the Communist Party of India.<\/p>\n

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A keyword search led us to an NDTV broadcast<\/a> from November 29, 2018 when farmers\u2019 had held a protest and Ravish Kumar was among the journalists covering the movement. He can be seen wearing the same clothes in the video.<\/p>\n

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The image currently viral was also shared in 2018.<\/p>\n

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NDTV Ravish Kumar Covering Kisan Rally !!!! @ravishndtv<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Pa25Mr5TFq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Shilpa Bodkhe (@BodkheShilpa) November 30, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Farmers\u2019 groups from across the country held protests against government policies in November 2018. \u201cDespite PM Modi\u2019s recent statements that he had taken initiatives to solve farmers\u2019 distress, the issues remain. For this betrayal, farmers will give Modi government and the BJP a befitting reply in 2019 election,\u201d Ashok Dhawale, AIKS president, said at a press conference<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over two lakh farmers had assembled for the protests demanding a \u201cspecial session of parliament dedicated to discussion around the agrarian distress\u201d apart from \u201cincreased minimum support prices (MSP) and a one-time unconditional loan waiver\u201d, reported The Wire<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Therefore, a photograph of Ravish Kumar covering farmers\u2019 protest two years ago has been revived to mock the journalist.<\/p>\n

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