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| The flipside of friendliness |
| Thursday April 9, 2009 , India |
Okay, I spoke too soon. Apparently familiarity also means pushy politicians. I just met Jitendra Deshprabhu. He is the Viscount of Pernem (some colonial title) and the NCP-Congress' candidate for North Goa. Mr Deshprabhu perhaps thought that being Goan royalty also means that he lord over us reporters. He wanted to know what stories I had covered in Goa. I told him - Big Mistake. He was so upset that we spoke to a few dissenters, he decided to dismiss our journalistic skills and decisions. Quite amusing really. The underdog player from Goa is Matanhy Saldanha. Fighting passionately for fishermen against the government. But he too got very upset when we did not accompany him to every site that reflected the government's double standards. Which is why I love shooting with the public. Some of them emerge as stars on camera, some are shy but honest - but all are real. Look out for a segment I shot with the beach boys of Goa this evening. It will show you why we love the place and its people. |
Sunetra Choudhury started her career as a reporter with The Indian Express in 1999. When she left to join TV in 2002, she was heading the Delhi reporting team that would bring out Newsline. After a brief stint in hindi in Star News, she joined NDTV in 2003. Apart from doing investigative stories, Sunetra has been covering elections since UP by-elections in 2000. While she followed the Congress party in Delhi, she spent six weeks in Gujarat covering 2007 assembly polls, apart from UP and MP assembly polls.
