The article states that the documentary is not only "offencive" in its storytelling, but British film-maker Leslee Udwin has by calling India "a country of sick mindset" forced the viewers to question her intentions.
The "Organiser" article said the documentary "deviates" from the real incident of the December 16 gang rape and "focuses on the rapist's mindset where the victim's family is utilised to enhance the impact of the rapist's account".
Noting that the controversial documentary was telecast on BBC 4 despite A ban imposed on it by the Government of India, the article says, "It has little to do with freedom of expression, as freedom of speech cannot be perceived as a licence to propagate anything which may hurt the sentiments of the society."
Being a responsible media house, it said, "The BBC should have obeyed the rule and law of India and the plea of India's intelligentsia and general public."
No doubt sexual crimes against women in India are on the rise but this malaise is equally prevalent in developed nations like the US and European countries among others, it said.
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