Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has urged the western media to stop patronising India.
"India is a nation confident of itself and its future, no longer willing to pander to the neo-colonial mindset of the western media. You'll soon become irrelevant if you continue like this. If you have not already. Stop patronising us," Shekhar tweeted on Monday.
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The "Mr. India" director's latest tweet came after he slammed BBC for referring to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-administered Kashmir" on Sunday.
In a tweet, he said: "Hey BBCWorld.. each time you call #kashmir 'Indian Occupied Kashmir' I keep wondering why you refuse to call Northern Ireland 'British Occupied Ireland'."
A BBC News Press Team tweet, however, said: "The BBC stands by its journalism and we strongly refute any claims that we have misrepresented events in Kashmir. We are covering the situation impartially and accurately. Like...
"India is a nation confident of itself and its future, no longer willing to pander to the neo-colonial mindset of the western media. You'll soon become irrelevant if you continue like this. If you have not already. Stop patronising us," Shekhar tweeted on Monday.
Also Read:?Hrithik's brilliant performance?overwhelms Shekhar Kapur
The "Mr. India" director's latest tweet came after he slammed BBC for referring to Jammu and Kashmir as "Indian-administered Kashmir" on Sunday.
In a tweet, he said: "Hey BBCWorld.. each time you call #kashmir 'Indian Occupied Kashmir' I keep wondering why you refuse to call Northern Ireland 'British Occupied Ireland'."
A BBC News Press Team tweet, however, said: "The BBC stands by its journalism and we strongly refute any claims that we have misrepresented events in Kashmir. We are covering the situation impartially and accurately. Like...
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