“Arnab Goswami breaks Savarkar’s record”: Punished for hate speech
Republic TV founder faces public ridicule for apologising 280 times to British media watchdog
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Punished for hate speech, Arnab Goswami is facing widespread public ridicule for apologising 280 times to British media watchdog as Ofcom imposed a fine of Rs 20 lakh on the Republic TV founder. The controversial TV anchor is now being compared with Hindutva icon Savarkar, who had secured his release from jail by issuing multiple apologies to the British government during India’s freedom struggle.
Arnab Goswami apologised to Ofcom 280 times. That's 274 more than British bootlicker Savarkar.
— சட்டப்படி சாதிப்போம் (@Sattapadis) December 23, 2020
Perfect way of keeping alive age old traditions. pic.twitter.com/m9CqPbCM2I
A new record of apology by nowdays Savarkar Arnab Goswami@sushant_says @anuragkashyap72 pic.twitter.com/R75KOAGS5I
— Vijay Meena (@Vijay_meena0) December 23, 2020
#ThooktaHaiBharat Arnab Goswami has broke the record of #Savarkar by apologizing 280 times, Savarkar had the record of saying Sorry to British Army of 270 times. COWARD Arnab Goswami broke the record of COWARD Vinayak Damodar Savarkar#SoSorry #Savarkar #ArnabGoswami pic.twitter.com/ERxLyd0UQB
— Bhavesh Arsud (@BhaveshArsud24) December 23, 2020
It’s amusing that even as #ArnabGoswami quietly apologised 280 times, at all hrs of the day and night, for spreading his vile bile, as instructed by the UK regulator, propagandists & trolls are spinning his surrender as a great act of patriotism & defiance by their hero! pic.twitter.com/spcjTtoiXv
— Nikhil J Alva (@njalva) December 23, 2020
British media watchdog Ofcom slapped a fine of £20,000 (equivalent to approximately Rs. 20 lakh) against Arnab Goswami’s Republic Bharat for promoting hate speech. In an extraordinary ruling, the Ofcom warned Republic Bharat to not repeat the same mistake in future.
The British watchdog had said that ‘having considered the written representations made to us, Ofcom’s Decision is that the appropriate sanction is to: i. impose a financial penalty of £20,000; ii. direct the Licensee to broadcast a statement of Ofcom’s findings on a date and in a form to be determined by Ofcom; and iii. direct the Licensee not to repeat the programme.”
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India-bound LPG tanker clears Hormuz
New Delhi (PTI): A tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for India has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and is now headed towards the country, an official statement said on Sunday.
The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier MT Sarv Shakti, loaded with 46,313 tonnes of LPG and staffed by 20 crew, including 18 Indians, cleared the key shipping chokepoint on May 2 and is expected to reach Visakhapatnam on May 13, it said.
The cargo -- enough to meet half a days requirement of the country -- will partly tide over supply constraints being faced since the start of the West Asia conflict more than two months back.
Ship-tracking data showed its position in Oman Gulf on Sunday evening.
The very large gas carrier has previously made runs between the Persian Gulf and Indian ports, has been chartered by state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC).
Sarv Shakti is the first India-linked tanker to cross the war zone since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing transits through Hormuz back down to almost zero.
There are as many as 14 Indian flagged or India-owned vessels still stranded on the west side of the Strait of Hormuz.
The statement said no incident involving Indian-flagged vessels has been reported in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways is working closely with the Ministry of External Affairs, Indian missions and maritime stakeholders to ensure crew welfare and uninterrupted operations.
The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping) control room has handled 8,373 calls and more than 17,965 emails since activation, including 38 calls and 127 emails in the last 24 hours.
India has also facilitated the repatriation of more than 2,953 seafarers so far, including 31 in the past day from across the Gulf region.
Port operations across the country remain normal with no congestion reported, the statement added.
