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What is Panchajanya?
- Panchjanya is an Indian weekly magazine published by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Hindi. It was launched by Deendayal Upadhyaya in 1948.
What did Panchajanya say?
What did Panchajanya say?
- The article in Panchajanya claimed that social media users have been alleging that the glitches in the income tax portal developed by Infosys were intentionally not being fixed by the software major to “destabilise India’s economy”.
- It also claimed that Infosys has been “accused of funding propaganda websites” like Scroll.in, The Wire, Alt News etc which “spreads fake news”.
- It also accused Infosys of providing assistance to Naxals, Leftists and tukde tukde gang. Article said, “It has already been established that many divisive activities going on in the country have been directly or indirectly aided by Infosys.”
Why did it criticize Infy?
Why did it criticize Infy?
Who said what?
T V Mohandas Pai, former Infosys CFO
- Work on the GST backend infrastructure as well as on the new Income Tax Portal are huge projects. The writer of the article seemed unaware of “how large projects are done”.
Naushad Forbes
- RSS is a private body and “if it wishes to express its opinion via a piece, they have the right to do so and are free to do so. That’s what freedom of speech is all about.”
Who said what?
- Ruling Party members
- The article and its “tone” were “unfortunate.” A company like Infosys, would not deliberately mess up such an important project. Infosys is a reputed firm in India and is well-respected globally. The CEO and other officials are saying they are on the job and we believe them. But they should deliver as time is running out.
- Opposition members
- “Such disparaging remarks do not reflect well on the government”.
- “When such attacks come from the RSS, it is as good as from the Government of India.
Who said what?
Background
Case Study
- You are the editor in chief of a weekly magazine which publishes political views. One of the interns, brings you an article which is politically volatile and may possibly impact the relationship between government and private sector. The article is decently built but the facts relating to the issue are based on some random social media posts.
As an editor in chief of the magazine,
- a) List out your roles and responsibilities.
- b) What would be the course of action in the above case? Please give reasons for your actions.
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