The government of adani, By adani, For Adani: How bjp & Courts Just Banned Journalism in India
India, once proud of its press freedom, now looks more like a corporate fiefdom. In the latest Orwellian move, the Modi government has ordered the takedown of 138 YouTube videos and 83 instagram posts — because they dared to mention or satirize gautam Adani. Yes, satire too. Ravish Kumar, dhruv Rathee, Newslaundry, The Wire, HW News, Aakash Banerjee — all gagged, courtesy of a delhi court order that the government is now weaponizing.
Here’s the anatomy of this farce, broken down:
1. Court Orders, Govt Executes — Separation of Powers Be Damned
The delhi court passed an ex parte injunction (without even hearing the journalists). Normally, it’s the court’s job to enforce its own orders. But here comes the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, acting like Adani’s private bouncer, sending “36-hour compliance” notices.
2. Not Just Investigations, Even Jokes Banned
Forget serious reporting. Even an interview with Kunal Kamra, where he joked about censorship, got flagged. A Newslaundry subscription appeal featuring a screenshot? Banned. Apparently, even comedy is “defamation” now — when the joke’s on Adani.
3. Journalism = Defamation, corporate PR = Truth
The court order treats factual, verified, and investigative journalism as “malicious” but takes corporate spin as gospel. Reports on Dharavi, NDTV’s takeover, Sharad Pawar’s interviews, US cases — all gagged. Basically, “if it embarrasses adani, delete it.”
4. Adani Group = supreme court of India?
Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, already slapped with 7 defamation cases by adani since 2017, put it bluntly: he stands by his reporting. But in Modi’s India, Adani’s reputation is treated as more sacred than freedom of speech or the Constitution itself.
5. Censorship Disguised as Lawfare
This isn’t rule of law. It’s lawfare — using courts and government machinery to choke inconvenient voices. A civil defamation case magically becomes a nationwide censorship drive, with google and Meta also put on notice.
6. BJP’s Judiciary Lapdog Routine
Indira Jaising nailed it: “Why is the government implementing a civil order? The court can do that itself.” Answer: because the judiciary has been reduced to a rubber stamp for the corporate-political nexus. Judges order, government enforces, adani benefits.
7. Fair Reporting Allowed… But Only If It’s Flattering
The order hilariously says fair reporting is protected. But since when has this government or this judiciary decided that “fair” means anything other than “pro-Adani, pro-BJP”? If you’re critical, you’re “defamatory.” If you’re flattering, you’re “factual.”
8. From Democracy to Dystopia in Record Time
We’ve reached the point where YouTube explainers, podcasts, satire, even subscription appeals are criminalized because one billionaire doesn’t like them. What next — a court order banning whatsapp forwards that mention Adani?
🔥 Final Punchline:
This isn’t a democracy anymore. This is a banana republic with Ambani-Adani plantations.
The government of adani, By adani, For Adani.
Do you want me to make this even more biting by rewriting it as a mock obituary for indian democracy, listing adani as the heir?
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