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Weekend Rewind: Balasore, World Test Championship, Gitanjali Aiyar, Brij Bhushan Singh, Mahsa Amini 

Uplift Medianews4u’s Group Consulting Editor reflects on some key developments of the week as captured on social media. 

by Gokul Krishnamoorthy
June 10, 2023
in Featured, Exclusive, Opinion
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Weekend Rewind: Balasore, World Test Championship, Gitanjali Aiyar, Brij Bhushan Singh, Mahsa Amini 
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#Balasore 

The train accident was a tragedy of mammoth proportions and resulted in unbelievable grief. As is the case with most such incidents, there was politicisation and there was posturing. But there were also the silver linings. The locals who rushed to help before the ambulances or rescue personnel could were deservingly in the media spotlight. The lines of people queued up to donate blood in the middle of the night was another moment worth looking back at with pride. Celebrities and corporate houses have jumped in to help. There is also of course the much-needed analysis of how the accident happened.

#WATCH | This is my India, where we care for each other❣️

The first people to help the injured in the train accident in #Balasore were those who were near the #railway tracks. This is what they witnessed.#OdishaTrainAccident #BalasoreTrainAccident #india pic.twitter.com/bhFKfJQvJa

— Omkara (@OmkaraRoots) June 8, 2023

#Odisha | People queue up in #Balasore to donate blood after the horrific train accident in Balasore yesterday.

As per officials, as of now 233 people have died and around 900 are injured.

(ANI) pic.twitter.com/xuOYnsvdA1

— The Times Of India (@timesofindia) June 3, 2023

Indian Railways has introduced a system of periodic counselling for Train Managers & Section Controllers on their duties & responsibilities. The move comes after the June 2 train accident in #Balasore which left 288 passengers dead | @vijaythehindu https://t.co/oq80Rp0mup

— The Hindu – Chennai (@THChennai) June 9, 2023

#WorldTestChampionship

The score reads 260 for 6 when I write this, trailing the mammoth Australian total by over 200 runs. The IPL is being blamed for the Indian team’s alleged underpreparedness in English conditions. Everyone and her aunt is an expert again. And guess what, the match isn’t over and there are people keenly watching the five-day format.

ICC World Test Championship Final | India at 260/6 at lunch (60 overs, Day 3) at The Oval; trail Australia (469) by 209 runs

(Pic Source: BCCI) pic.twitter.com/tBhoC67yim

— ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2023

Is it a good idea for India to play a World Test Championship after just after the IPL? Most definitely not. But how does the BCCI move a tournament that has been around for 15 years in the same time slot, a time when most other boards have been persuaded to release players?

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj) June 9, 2023

Will the "rain" Gods save India from a shameful defeat in their successive World test championship finals ?

Reports ➡️ https://t.co/cio8rTq9XJ#WTCFinal2023 #INDvsAUS #WTC2023 #WTC23Final #ViratKohli ..

— Digitalsporty (@Digitalsporty1) June 9, 2023

#GitanjaliAiyar

I must admit I have only vague memories of the veteran TV presenter who is no more. From reports, I gather that she was one of the best and earliest. The calm, refined and collected lot of her vintage could be the differentiation TV news needs today. RIP.

@iamshamminarang remembers his #Doordarshan colleague #GitanjaliAiyar as a warm, fun, perfectionist who used to ensure the bulletin was 100% error-free. He spoke to @aakriti_handa about their days together as newsreaders and memories outside of work. https://t.co/qBpAinqk2I

— The Quint (@TheQuint) June 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/iajayofficial/status/1667054494214144001?s=20

#ExpressView | Gitanjali Aiyar brought to news reading a sobriety and grace that has gone missing from small screens in freer but shriller timeshttps://t.co/kjay3GyZ6I

— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) June 9, 2023

#BrijBhushanSingh

The longer this drags on, the more harmful it is for the ruling dispensation at the centre. The changed statement of the minor’s father that frees Mr.Singh from the POCSO charge may be a tool for damage control, but it has come too late to help optics. It may actually further the image of a powerful and protected man showing his might on a hapless victim. Perception takes time to shape; and longer to reshape.

BREAKING -Sources-Delhi Police at Brij Bhushan Singh's Residence.

Sangeeta Phogat at Brij Bhushan Singh's Residence

Sangeet Phogat had accused Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh of molestation

Delhi Police had reached there for the recreation of Scene.#WrestlerProtest

— Siddhant Anand (@JournoSiddhant) June 9, 2023

The father of the minor wrestler told that they deliberately filed a false police complaint of sexual harassment against #WFI chief because they wanted to get back at him. Read more here #WrestlersProtests #BrijBhushanSingh #POSCOhttps://t.co/6kO6A3Yb08

— The Telegraph (@ttindia) June 9, 2023

 

https://twitter.com/GauriMalur/status/1667056785180725248?s=20

#MahsaAmini

So the conspiracy theories and the ‘Real story of Mahsa Amini’ scripts are coming out stronger. So are the protestors. This, unfortunately, looks like it will go on for a lot longer.

(1/2) https://t.co/0yd2HbbIvW Stats:
Arrested: 1072
Escaped: 4
Executed: 26
Exile to another city: 6
House Arrest: 6
Imprisoned: 453
Kidnapped: 907
Lost: 15
Murdered: 348
Murdered in custody: 42
Poisoned by the gas attack: 2
Released: 187
Released on

— Witness Report (@Witness_Report) June 9, 2023

Baluchi protesters in Zahedan, southeast Iran, once again have taken to the street to condemn the Islamic Republic almost nine months after Tehran morality police killed #MahsaAmini #JinaAmini pic.twitter.com/fr8Ftp1nMF

— CSHR (@CSHRIran) June 9, 2023

https://twitter.com/DokhtarIrannam/status/1667110923742453762?s=20

(The author observes Tweets @Goks140)

Tags: BalasoreBrij Bhushan SinghGitanjali AiyarGokul KrishnamoorthyMahsa AminiOpinionWeekend RewindWorld Test Championship

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