By now we have seen much of the reality of the post-Godhra riots. The entire media continues to concoct white lies on this subject. In this chapter, let us see some of the malicious lies circulated by the media, NDTV in particular, and company.
Myth 1: 2,000 Muslims were killed in the Gujarat riots
Myth 2: Muslims were ‘butchered’ in Gujarat
Myth 3: Whole of Gujarat was burning
Myth 4: The Gujarat police turned a blind eye to the rioting
Myth 5: Gujarat police was anti-Muslim
Myth 6: Gujarat riots were the ‘worst ever massacre’ in India
Myth 7: Only Muslims were rendered homeless and suffered economically
Myth 8: The Gujarat government was involved in the riots
Myth 9: Gujarat riots were like the 1984 anti-Sikh riots
Myth 10: Gujarat became a dangerous place to live in, in 2002
Myth 11: In Ehsan Jafri’ case, women were raped
Myth 12: The photo of Qutubuddin Ansari is genuine
Myth 13: Narendra Modi said: “Every action has equal and opposite reaction”
Myth 14: Sangh Parivar organizations like VHP organized the riots
Myth 15: Narendra Modi gave free hand to rioters for three days