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Anurag Thakur wondered how any investigation amounts to an attack on the press (File)

New Delhi:

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur slammed The New York Times (NYT) chairman A G Sulzberger on Thursday for his claims that journalists are treated as terrorists in India.

Speaking at a UNESCO event on World Press Freedom Day on Wednesday, Mr Sulzberger said in India, authorities have raided newsrooms and treated journalists essentially as terrorists.

Anurag Thakur asserted that the law took its own course in India in case of any wrongdoing and no one can claim immunity citing the status of being a media organisation.

"In India law takes its own course if someone does something wrong, newsroom or no newsroom. Mere claiming the status of a newsroom does not grant immunity from unlawful deeds," he wrote on Twitter.

Anurag Thakur wondered how any investigation amounts to an attack on the press.

"Is it prudent to be a loose mouth and say journalists in India are treated as terrorists?" the minister asked.

He accused the NYT of running a "smear campaign" against India and using the UNESCO podium to "distort facts".

"Unable to digest the global rise of India and its turning into an economic powerhouse, certain old world media houses have been running a systematic smear campaign against India," Thakur tweeted.

"NYT, which has carved a niche for itself for writing fact-free and fabricated anti-India stories, shamelessly misused the podium of UNESCO to distort facts," he added.

The minister said it has been difficult for him to differentiate whether the newspaper is "The New York Times or New Distort Times".

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Internet services have been suspended across the state.

Imphal: Amid clashes in several districts of Manipur, the Army said the situation has been brought under control in Moreh and Kangpokpi while efforts are underway to restore normalcy in the capital Imphal and violence-hit Churachandpur.

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The Manipur government on Thursday issued "shoot at sight" orders in "extreme cases" after violence in the state spilled over to Imphal. Rapid Action Force (RAF) was flown in and 55 army columns were deployed to contain the spiraling violence.
According to sources, Centre is rushing additional troops to the state. The Indian Air Force (IAF) will airlift forces from Guwahati and Tezpur in Assam. Former CRPF chief Kuldeep Singh has been appointed as the security advisor for Manipur while senior IPS officer Ashutosh Sinha made the overall commander overseeing the peace restoration operations in the state.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will not be travelling to Manipur today. Mr Shah on Thursday spoke with the chief ministers of Manipur and its neighbouring states and held meetings with top central and state bodies through video conferencing to review the situation in the state.
Although the government is yet to confirm the number of lives lost, if any, or how many have been injured in the clashes, over 9,000 people from various districts have been evacuated and given shelter in special camps. Around 5,000 have been shifted to Churachandpur, another 2,000 people were shifted to Imphal Valley, and 2,000 people to the border town of Moreh.
"The government is taking all measures to maintain the law and order. We are committed to protecting the lives and property of all our people," Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said on Thursday.
In the wake of the violence, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Thursday directed officials to evacuate students of his state studying in various schools and colleges in Manipur.
The violence began on Wednesday during protests by various tribal groups of Manipur over a court order on Scheduled Tribe status.
The All Tribal Student Union Manipur (ATSUM) called a 'Tribal Solidarity March' in Torbung area of Churachandpur district to protest against the non-tribal Meitei community's demand for a Scheduled tribe status. According to the police, thousands took part in the rally during which violence broke out between some tribal groups and non-tribals.
The Meitei, who are the majority in the state, primarily inhabit the Manipur valley. The Meitei's claim that they are facing difficulty in view of "large-scale illegal immigration by Myanmarese and Bangladeshis". As per existing law, the Meiteies are not allowed to settle in the hill areas of the state.
Given the volatile atmosphere in the state, internet services have been suspended across the state till Monday, train operations have been stopped and curfew imposed in non-tribal dominated Imphal West, Kakching, Thoubal, Jiribam and Bishnupur districts and tribal-dominated Churachandpur, Kangpokpi and Tengnoupal districts.

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