Did Kunal Kamra Have to Borrow From Arnab’s Playbook to Counter Him?

Did Kunal Kamra Have to Borrow From Arnab’s Playbook to Counter Him?

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Yes, Arnab Goswami’s style of journalism has been described as divisive, sinister, taking jingoism to a new level of shrill.

Yes, Arnab Goswami abuses people on his TV shows he heaps of insults on politicians, activists, even countries that he doesn’t agree with.

Yes, I find a lot of Arnab Goswami’s brand of journalism distasteful. I believe it is doing this nation a lot of harm.

But do we need to deal with Arnab Goswami by borrowing from his own playbook?

On an IndiGo Airlines flight on Tuesday, 28 January, stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra heckled Arnab Goswami. You’ve seen the video and read the story after which IndiGo Airlines banned Kamra from flying in their airline for six months.

And after Aviation Minister tweeted an informal advisory for other airlines to also ban Kamra, most Indian carriers have done just that. Excessive for sure as expected, maybe we could call them ‘Godi’ Airlines? But let’s return to Kunal Kamra.

Listen to the podcast for the rest of the story!

Host: Rohit Khanna Editor: Ashutosh Bhardwaj Producer: Aparna Singh

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