India TV apologises for image mix up

Indian television channel had mixed up image of Indian Mujahideen member and slain MQM MPA Manzar Imam.


Web Desk February 25, 2013
India TV broadcasts photo of deceased member of Sindh Assembly Manzar Imam for suspect in Hyderabad blasts.

Indian television channel India TV has apologised for inadvertently using the photo of slain Sindh MPA Manzar Imam, Express News reported.

Express News reported early on Tuesday morning that India TV, who used the image of MPA Manzar Imam, mistaking it for an alleged Indian Mujahideen member of the same name and believed to be involved in the Hyderabad twin blasts last week.

Earlier on Monday, Interior Minister Rehman Malik had admonished the television channel for using the image of the former MQM MPA. Malik had then demanded that the channel apologise to Pakistan for wrongly using the image.

COMMENTS (21)

Be a mature | 11 years ago | Reply It's actually fun to know that a chief person of some country has so much time that he watches India TV. May be movies and other channels on TV aren't as entertaining as India TV. Lolz. It looks to me like an immature and unintelligent step. The noise of the act actually drooped the importance and seriousness of the issue well thanks to pakistani media for this. Well he could have silently complained in the ambessy and in that case it would have badly hit the channel and the apology which they would have made for hampering the image of a political citizen of some nation would have been taken seriously by the people. The irresponsiblity of channel would have been on papers and yes it would have made a great impact. But after so much of noise people will only say Oh! it was India TV as the channel was considerd to be entertainment channel and not a news channel by Indians. I request people that in any such issues please take an intellegent step not the repulsive bombing coz 20 people might have heard it on India TV while in the shout of seeking apology he has insulted himself in fornt on 2 billion spectators
Grow UP | 11 years ago | Reply

Well, how much free time the person had that he was watching India TV. I guess Pakistan must had good media & TV channels but i guess they aren't as entertaining as India TV. Although the act wasn't intellegent as the noise of revolt lowered its importance , for this thanks to pakistani media.If he would have quitely complained in the ambessy the channel would have been badly impacted for hampering image of a political citizen, Also if the channel would have apologized for an unheard crime the impact on people have been totally different or they might have taken this insult seriously

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