PBS Modifies Program on Gujarat Riots

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USA, September 18, 2002: IndiaCause issued a press release today which states in part, “Major plans of Anti-Hindu propaganda using PBS program defeated. The program projected the Gujarat riots as genocide and is to be aired tomorrow throughout USA. Last Thursday IndiaCause launched a campaign of protest with PBS. As a result, in two days PBS has considerably diluted the description about this documentary. In fact, they removed all misleading objectionable propaganda information from their website. We have received an assurance from PBS Executive Director that the show will not be anti-India propaganda.” For example, the statement on the PBS website, “Will the nation be split — by a Hindu fundamentalist movement hoping to rise to power by fanning the winds of religious extremism?” Was changed to “Will the nation be split by an increasingly powerful Hindu nationalist movement?” For details, click “source” above.