The Delhi High Court has issued a fresh notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a plea by an NGO seeking damages for its documentary "India: The Modi Question". The NGO claims that the documentary casts a slur on the country s reputation and makes false and defamatory statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Indian judiciary.
The move came after BJP MLA Krishna Salkar’s private members’ resolution which requested the House to pass a resolution to request the Central Government to take strict action against "the whimsical findings shown in the BBC documentary".
The Indian government has taken a more-than-active interest in social media giants. In India, these companies walk a thin line between maintaining their own community standards and the increasingly strident demands of the right of centre government