[Reader-list] The 'upper caste dominated' Media

[Venugopalan K M]

Dear Kshamendra,
I would ask you to tell me which is not dominated by the upper caste ;
perhaps that would be much easier,though my understanding in terms of
exactly which castes are running the show is limited..I said only that it is
dominated by the upper caste hindus both in terms of ownership as well as
control.I am very open to be criticized and got corrected.
Thanks,
Venu

On 4/21/09, Kshmendra Kaul <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Dear Venugopalan
>
> You have written that in 2004 the 'band of nationalists' who subscribe to a
> 'form of cultural nationalism' which is 'rooted in the ideology of
> Brahmanical Hindutwa' seemed to be dangerously close to a second tenure in
> office thanks to (amongst others factors) "the support of the upper caste
> dominated media."
>
> I would like to understand:
>
> - Which is this Media which is 'upper caste dominated' that commands such
> an influence?
>
> - How does one reach the conclusion that it is 'upper caste dominated'?
>
> Kshmendra
>
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 4/21/09, Venugopalan K M <kmvenuannur at gmail.com>* wrote:
>
> "In short, I would say that there indeed exists a concept of 'Muslim
> voter' in India,  notwithstanding that individual voters might
> challenge this blanket concept in a particular context and would
> endorse the same in another context. In my view, there is nothing
> reprehensible in acting in this manner, when we take into
> considerations the imperatives of grave challenges to the very
> existence of divergent faiths in India which is actually rooted in the
> ideology of Brahmanical Hindutwa. This is the most deplorable form of
> cultural nationalism, which likes to ground the very idea of
> citizenship in it. Even the Indian constitution is anathema to this
> band of nationalists,who fortunately did not enjoy the mandate of more
> than a fifth of all Indian voters even in their best days! In the 2004
> elections they seemed dangerously close to a second tenure of office
> thanks to the oprtunist realpolitiking by the regional parties and to
> the support of the upper caste dominated media."
>
>
>


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