Modi's changing narrative

IN Media Watch Briefs | 05/12/2016

This analysis of Narendra Modi's six speeches on demonetisation  between November 8 and November 27 on Indiaspend shows how the black money narrative receded and the one on creating a cashless/digital society gained ascendance. The third narrative on fake currency plateaued.  But why did the PM go from thundering about black money to hammering away at becoming a cashless society? "Either the Prime Minister has realised that the original primary objective of eliminating black money may not be met or there was not adequate thought behind the decision," says the article.               

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The new term for self censorship is voluntary censorship, as proposed by companies like Netflix and Hotstar. ET reports that streaming video service Amazon Prime is opposing a move by its peers to adopt a voluntary censorship code in anticipation of the Indian government coming up with its own rules. Amazon is resisting because it fears that it may alienate paying subscribers.                   

Clearly, the run to the 2019 elections is on. A journalist received a call from someone saying they were from Aajtak channel and were conducting a survey, asking whom she was going to vote for in 2019. On being told that her vote was secret, the caller assumed she wasn't going to vote for 'Modiji'. The caller, a woman, also didn't identify herself. A month or two earlier the same journalist received a call, this time from a man, asking if she was going to vote for the BSP.                 

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