Star MAAZA

This morning STAR MAAZA’s every news telecast is preceded with a short clip. Some very high quality stuff made by high quality directors. Stuff of which big budget bollywood movie trailers are made of. High pitched jingoistic marathi theme music (aka Sarkar style),translucent Images of Raj thackerey’s face moving in slow motion, against the back drop of gory images of violence.
Raj Thackerey was arrested this morning on charges of inciting violence and making inflammatory speeches. The criminal conduct doesn’t deserve the kind of glamorization the media seems to have provided because it meets the very objective of these stunts masterminded by the political parties. But with the plethora of the news channels that are free to air, it is hard to imagine how a channel can garner viewership without spicing things up.
I can’t believe how this cut throat competition amongst the news channels provides boundless gratis creative ads for the politicians. The Question is how smart and bold you can be to exploit this vast available resource. So, don’t be surprised if other political parties join-in to cash-in. The only looser in this is the poor tax payer whose tax Rs will pay for the repairs to public property. The court should set some precedent while ruling this case by asking the political party to foot the bills for the damage as per the provisions in the current legislations.

PS: I could'nt find the exact clip I was mentioning but here is something similar!