Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri on Friday stated the United Kingdom has constantly believed withinside the ideology of dividing humans after a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi become termed a ‘propaganda piece’ through the ministry of outside affairs. The two-element BBC documentary India: The Modi query is on the centre of a problem after the outside affairs ministry wondered the reason and the colonial mind-set in the back of it.
The first a part of the collection become aired on Tuesday, now no longer in India. The 2d element is to be broadcast on January 24. Amid extensive condemnation of the content material of the documentary, advise Vineet Jindal filed a grievance towards BBC for the “assault at the integrity of the us of a and the PM”.
‘British have to now no longer be trusted’: Former overseas secretary Kanwal Sibal
Former diplomat Kanwal Sibal who become the overseas secretary in 2002 stated the reason of the BBC documentary quoting former British overseas secretary Jack Straw is incendiary, “open vintage wounds to preserve kindling communal tensions in India, buttress contemporary narrative on persecution of Muslims and tarnish Modi. Confirms British have to now no longer be trusted,” the previous diplomat wrote.
As the documentary is seemingly primarily based totally on a ‘mystery investigation’ carried out through the then UK government, Kanwal Sibal stated he become made privy to the United Kingdom mischief and he had issued a caution to the missions in Delhi to now no longer intrude withinside the inner affairs.
“What secrets and techniques UK government accessed hidden from humans on ground, opposition,civil society, reporters etc? How can overseas government behavior mystery enquiry in every other us of a? Did they ship humans undercover? How such an immediately enquiry befell with out GOI knowing? Absurd,” the previous diplomat wrote amid the row.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reacted to the documentary and stated he did now no longer trust the characterisation of PM Modi withinside the movie after a Pakistani-foundation Labour Party MP raised a query. “The UK government’s function on this is clean and long-standing, and it has now no longer changed,” Sunak responded.
“Of course, we do now no longer tolerate persecution anywhere, however I am now no longer positive that I agree in any respect with the characterisation that the hon. gentleman has positioned forward,” the British high minister stated.
Terming UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s response over it as ‘weak’, Kanwal Sibal stated Sunak did now no longer absolutely disown the file and termed it as mere mischaracterisation. “Should have used event to not directly undo harm through tremendous references to developing India-UK ties,” he tweeted.
BBC on Friday issued a assertion pronouncing that the documentary become carefully researched in line with the very best editorial standards.