Pak media loves Ramya

IN Media Watch Briefs | 26/08/2016

Actress Ramya’s comment, “Pakistan is not hell”, and the subsequent complaint filed against her, has made her into a media celebrity of sorts in Pakistan, reports Bangalore Mirror. While her comments, which were a repudiation of defence minister Manohar Parikkar’s, got slammed on social media by Indian trolls, Pakistani media played up the story on their front pages. The Dawn carried a report with the headline "Sedition case against Indian actress for praising Pakistan”, inviting a raft of favourable comments from readers. One said, "Ramya, neither is India Hell… Politicians spread hatred just for job security.” Of course Indian media have also been covering the story with gusto. Apart from the usual high-decibel debates on prime time, several newspapers such as The Indian Express and The Times of India have carried first person pieces by Ramya over and above their own reports. TOI also had an editorial. The actress’s celebrity quotient has clearly risen on both sides of the border.       

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