“One…two…three,” Aman Chopra began, exhorting the viewers of his primetime TV news show, Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge, on Tuesday evening to count with him. “Giniye aap,” he urged them. The News 18 anchor was counting the public beatings that policemen had administered to 10 reportedly Muslim men in Kheda, Gujarat.
Chopra repeatedly described the public caning of the men as the policemen playing “dandiya”, like it was a fun activity. If the visuals of the policemen hitting the men tied to a utility pole weren’t disturbing enough, Chopra directed his crew to amp up the volume and show these visuals with “full ambiance”.
