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‘I want to change things'

That is why Vishal Dadlani has filed an online petition against the television coverage of the terror strikes

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That is why Vishal Dadlani has filed an online petition against the television coverage of the terror strikes

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The last week’s terror attacks in Mumbai have left music director Vishal Dadlani furious. He says, “I want the television media to have a code of conduct. During the terror strikes, the two days that I spent watching the various news channels made me furious. I don’t want to get personal and vindictive towards any particular channel. I just want to change things because during a crisis, the media has to behave in a certain manner.”

He adds, “I think it is totally unfair - the terrorists took at least six months to devise the plan and attack us, whereas the NSG just got about six hours to decode and act. And the media covers each and every move of theirs. There is no surprise element for the terrorists; they know exactly how the commandos are planning to attack them.”

Vishal has composed music for movies like Om Shanti Om, Bachna Ae Haseena and Dostana. To pass his message across, Vishal has filed filed an online petition against the coverage.

He says, “The petition puts across about certain points about the coverage relayed. I am very happy with the response we’ve received. About 750 people have signed on and about 700 are still waiting to be confirmed. In a day or two we will know the actual numbers.”

One of the points made in the petition goes like this: “I’d like to ask whether it’s correct, both morally and legally, for a TV channel to broadcast to the nation, an alleged live phone call, purportedly from one of the terrorists. The perpetrators of a colossal crime against our nation, being allowed to air their vitriolic propaganda on one of our own news channels! Does this seem wrong to anyone else?”

He further adds, “There is so much that we need to do in the country. The coast guards, the police and security all need to be reformed. I think if each individual picks up a cause they feel for, it will help.”
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