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'I want to place on record, my deep disgust, that on a day that our GDP has contracted to 23.9%, we are discussing this issue,' the panelist said.
A guest on a TV debate who asked that the panel discuss the 'collapsing' economy of India rather than the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput was shut down immediately. The verbal confrontation took place on Times Now on Monday night when political analyst Sumanth C Raman was part of a debate moderated by Rahul Shivshankar on the programme 'India upfront'.
Responding to a question by Rahul, Sumanth said, 'Before we start, I want to place on record, my deep disgust, that on a day that our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has contracted 23.9% and on a day that China has intruded into our territory, we are discussing this issue.'
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Reacting to this, Rahul Shivshankar said, 'You don't need to be part of this debate if you find it so disgusting.' He also took a personal jibe at Sumanth calling him a 'jack of all trades and a master of none.'
Rahul Shivshankar further said, 'You don't have to place anything on record except for the answer to the question I'm asking you. When the debate is on the economy, we will ask you for your answer on record, and I certainly won't be calling you for a debate on the economy Dr Sumanth, because you don't know GDP from...' before he is cut off by Sumanth, who objects to the comment.
The journalist went on to ask Sumanth not to 'waste the nation's time' by speaking about the economy, and instead focus on Sushant's case.
Watch the video below.
#SSRJune14Truth | @SumanthRaman, Political Analyst dodges Rahul Shivshankar’s question on SSR case instead speaks on India’s economic condition. | INDIA UPFRONT pic.twitter.com/YExM08UPbb
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 31, 2020Sumanth Raman is a well-known television anchor and commentator and the latest incident took place even as many have criticised the media for sensationalising the death of the actor.
For almost three weeks most Hindi news channels and a few English channels have only been discussing Sushant Singh's death on primetime. Others too have demanded coverage of other issues.
Dear TV news Channels,
- 80,000 covid cases in one day
- GDP growth number might be negative for the first time ever
- China violates status quo in Ladakh
- Severe job loss esp among youth
- JEE &NEET to be held amidst raging floods & pandemic
For heaven’s sake, do you jobs!
When a video of the heated exchange was posted on Twitter, many people were quick to back Sumanth, while others backed the media outlet.
'Sumanth Raman is anti national..how can he dodge an important question on SSR ...and instead is focusing on trivial issues like GDP contraction. (sic),' one user wrote sarcastically.
Sumanth Raman is anti national..how can he dodge an important question on SSR ...and instead is focusing on trivial issues like GDP contraction.
— The Patriot (@indicheguevara) August 31, 2020Welcome to September 2020.
We now live in a world where an anchor on a TV News channel can confidently say that talking about the economy and a raging pandemic is a 'waste of the nation's time'.
Enjoy this satire playing out in real life.
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— Meghnad (@Memeghnad) September 1, 2020The fact that @TimesNow put up this video ... makes it a case of self trolling ;) https://t.co/yTPaKDCxFE
— Rolee Kachru (@Rolee_Kachru) September 1, 2020Shame on @SumanthRaman for dodging @RShivshankar’s question on Sushant Singh Rajput case and instead wasting the viewers time and the Nation's time by speaking on India’s economic condition. pic.twitter.com/S4pnZzDlHl
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 31, 2020India's economy suffered its worst slump on record in April-June, with the GDP contracting by 23.9% as the coronavirus-related lockdowns weighed on the already-declining consumer demand and investment. This is the sharpest contraction since quarterly figures started being published in 1996 and worse than what was expected by most analysts. While the pandemic caused historic GDP contractions in economies around the world, the situation in India has been made worse by more than 78,000 new infections a day and total cases topping 35 lakh -- behind only the US and Brazil.
Meanwhile, Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty was questioned by a Special Investigation Team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for nine hours in Mumbai on Monday. The CBI team had arrived in Mumbai along with the forensic team last Thursday, a day after the Supreme Court gave the nod for a probe by the federal agency. The CBI has registered a case on the orders of the central government on the basis of a request from the Bihar government. Sushant's father KK Singh had filed a case with the Bihar Police against Rhea and her family besides others.
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Sumanth C. Raman is a well known media personality with regular appearances on National and Tamil television channels as a political analyst, anchor, and sports commentator. He is the host of BSNL Sports Quiz on Doordarshan's Podhigai TV channel. On October 2 2016, BSNL Sports Quiz celebrated its 750th episode, continuing to be India's longest running Television quiz and featuring in the Limca Book of Records.
Dr. Raman graduated with an MBBS from Madras Medical College in 1989 and went on to earn a diploma in Child Health and an MD in General Medicine.
Even as a young graduate who took the Hippocrates oath to protect and preserve the well being of his patients, he knew that what was needed was broader leaps in technology and social reform to improve the health of the population. This led him to a career in Information Technology solutions in healthcare, leading some of the largest implementations of electronic medical records and Hospital Information systems in different parts of the World.
Dr.Sumanth is passionate about social justice and ridding society of the inequities, which exist in all walks of life. He can be seen regularly on various channels championing truth in media coverage and fairness to all. He believes in arguing each issue on its merits and not based on political affiliations.