As Manipur burns, Indian media pushes propaganda, ignores plight of minorities
New Delhi: As violence continues to ravage Manipur, thousands of families are left in despair, and the Indian mainstream media has deliberately not covered the crisis adequately.
According to Kashmir Media Service, in the race for TRPs and political narratives, real suffering has been relegated to the sidelines, reduced to a mere footnote on news networks obsessed with sensationalism. Massacres, burning villages, and women screaming for help—lives shattered. Yet, the Indian media remains largely indifferent.
Critics argue that the ignoring of the Manipur crisis is more intentional and deliberate. Instead, media outlets continue to prioritize celebrity gossip and trivial news to feed the TRP monster, leaving the plight of 50,000 displaced people and the massacre of innocent civilians unreported. The headlines in India have been filled with anything but the atrocities unfolding in the state of Manipur.
Critics pointed out that the ongoing violence has uncovered disturbing realities about caste and political affiliations in India. Tribal women in Manipur have been paraded naked in public—a disturbing visual of the breakdown of law and order. Dalit girls have been burned alive under the cover of night, but these stories rarely make it to mainstream news.
With over 4,000 looted government rifles now in the hands of armed Hindutva extremists, critics have raised questions about the presence of police, the military, and the government in Manipur. Concerns have also been raised about the plight of minorities, who have been marginalized for decades.
They further question the role of mainstream media, which they state is busy manufacturing fake narratives and distracting the masses with trivial, often fabricated stories. “In a nation where a cow on the road in Bangalore makes breaking news, the blood of Manipur is treated as a secondary concern. Why? Because in this New India, cow lives are more valuable than human lives, and the stories of the oppressed are not just ignored—they are erased,” they said.
Critics call for a more decisive role of the media—that speaks truth to power. Unfortunately, in today’s India, those voices are drowned out by a cacophony of propaganda, fear, and lies.
The people of Manipur, like many others across the country, remain unheard as they fight for justice. As the state of Manipur continues to burn, India’s media continues its obsession with distraction and deception. The truth, it seems, is the most dangerous thing in Modi’s India—too dangerous to be told, too dangerous to be acknowledged. In a country that claims to champion democracy and justice, the blood of the innocent is spilling, but the nation remains silent.
