<p class="title">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked the media to ensure not to turn public discourses into “negative, acrimonious and divisive” commentary that divides the people rather than uniting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A nation’s forward march is impacted by the public discourse. Such a discourse needs to be positive and constructive. Media can be and in fact needs to be critical without, however, being motivated,” Naidu said at an interaction with Rajya Sabha television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vice President's advice comes weeks after a controversial sting operation claims to have documented the willingness of a large section of India media houses to push pro-right views (Hindutva) through their outlets in exchange of money.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Public discourse should not be negative, acrimonious and divisive. It should unite the people and should not seek to divide them,” Naidu said.</p>
<p class="title">Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday asked the media to ensure not to turn public discourses into “negative, acrimonious and divisive” commentary that divides the people rather than uniting.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“A nation’s forward march is impacted by the public discourse. Such a discourse needs to be positive and constructive. Media can be and in fact needs to be critical without, however, being motivated,” Naidu said at an interaction with Rajya Sabha television.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The Vice President's advice comes weeks after a controversial sting operation claims to have documented the willingness of a large section of India media houses to push pro-right views (Hindutva) through their outlets in exchange of money.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“Public discourse should not be negative, acrimonious and divisive. It should unite the people and should not seek to divide them,” Naidu said.</p>
