[ROHAN KACHALIA]

Dear Mr. Sardesai

Well I am a big fan of your reporting news since your NDTV days since you are one of the best in its business and all my best wishes for all your furure endevaours.

But let me tell you that we as the youth of our nation are really appalled by the way the news is being not showed but 'SOLD' to us. And to top it all are the reporters who will go out of their way to dig out something which can be sold as news. I understand that you are running a news channel and a constant war is going on between various news channels regarding TRPs (and i am saying this to all the heads of various news channels) but doesnt mean that you should every now and then keep on saying that 'aaj kal news mein thoda masala hona chaiye toh he log dekhenge'. Common just cut this crap. Every other news anchor will say this line "This is being showed live for the first time on _______news channel". Is this the way you attarct the TRPs??

Well just try something different for a change (agreed where talks of changing from the routine comes definitely there will some retaliation of some sort) to market yourself in the business. And infact people would more appreciate that stop thinking about TRPs and just do your duty; success and awards will definitely touch your feet.

And I seriously fail to understand what is the need to show the same things over and over again especially during this time of crisis. People are already in shock and grave about this cowardly incident and repeatedly telecating the same things just further intensifies this shock. And more importantly I doubt if any news channel has atleast devoted 5-10 mins on covering the news on our former prime minister Mr. Late VP Singh who succumbed to the prolonged illness today.

And what kind of reporting I am getting to see. Just pathetic. Instead of letting the police, NSG and other armed forces do to rescue people from various locations and helping them even in the minutest manner would have been much better rather than just running like sheeps and goats to capture on the camera (oops sorry rather to capture it FIRST on camera) and get a live footage on this tragedy. And even our ministers are another bunch of jokers who will fight for 'Marathi manoos' but not against the terrorists. Infact they should be the first one to be shot. Many statements regularly come after such incidents that we will do this and that but the fact of the matter is Nothing has been done so far, only baseless claims by them. So where is media now?? Just having a debate on your news channel will not have any relevance unless a proper follow up is done and to see whether the politicians really do and vouch for what they had said in front of the nation.

In such time of crisis why can't all the news channel just come out together, forget for which channel are they reporting and show news under a single head, so atleast we the people come to know what exactly is happening instead of switching over from news channels every now and then and to top it all there is no consistency as to the figures reported by the channels which makes situation even worse.

Why dont I see media being bold enough to ask questions to the various parties live on the channel and make sure a concrete conclusion is come upto and then and only then they be left from the studios. Just question them directly about such lackadiasical attitude by the Manmohan government agiants terror and why everytime Intelligence agencies fail to notify things in advance. What the police and other personnel do once such things have occured. Do they check everyone single person thoroughly before letting them go. And more than half of the time they sleep ( I personally have noticed it many times at Churchgate station and many other stations too). The metal detactors arent working half of the time. These are few of the questions that should be given answers by all the authorities.

Simply to put it : people of Mumbai are being taken for granted and slowly many of them will raise thier voice as I did, not just for the sake of doing it but really its high time a strict action be taken in which media needs to play a more matured role, questions and conclusions need to come up which unearth the truth behind these incidents.

And please this is my plea to stop sensationalizing the news and act as a mature persons and YOU can really understand the situation the whole of the nation is facing against terror.

Please do not misconstrue this mail as a personal attack or take it to be an insinuation of any sort.

Would definitely like to hear from you SIR.

Warm Regards,

Rohan Kachalia.