Today will be remembered as the day when the media reacted similar to how sharks react when thrown a piece of bloody meat. As soon as Sanjay's verdict was announced the media indulged in the highest form of stupidity and insensitivity. Some channels put up lines like "Munna bye" and also ran a background of a song "kaise kate ga har pal". Other "reputed" channels had the anchors solemnly asking Sanjay's friends and well wishers " how they felt on hearing this verdict?" Thisnis of course a standar question that they feel compelled to ask everyone even during times of natural disasters or during times when someone has been killed in an accident. (wonder if they expected anyone to declare their joy during such events)They also gravely tried to draw a parallel between Sanjay's anti-hero roles in his movies with his real life legal problems.
At every point the media, who need to be neutral in their attitude and need only to report the news to their viewers, resorted to bashing up Sanjay and airing their sanctimonious views on how Sanjay had been given his due justice.
I cringed every time some pompous anchor stated that Sanjay was to be treated no different then any other person. Especially when the continous airing of the same news and repeatedly shown clips proved that the media is the one who has made sure that Sanjay has no hope ever of being treated on par with others.
Continuous spotlight and focus on Sanjay by the media has resulted in him being made out to be "an exam
