Comments on: BANGALORE – MINISTER P.CHIDAMBARAM’S TOE FRACTURED:Times of India paparazzi chase and injure India’s finance minister. TOI Editor and photographer later beg and apologise to minister

By: Beedinagudde Harishchandra

Beedinagudde Harishchandra — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 09:41:21 +0000

I think every citizen should start photographing journalists & thier family in their private areas. It will serve two purposes:
1. it will make them understand what is private life.
2. it might give lot of material for publishing: exposes lives of journalists- and their habits!

By: Raghu Bhavey

Raghu Bhavey — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:03:03 +0000

TOI Bangalore has photographers on politicians beat? I thought all they did was publish fashion photos.

By: Paul S

Paul S — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 20:00:23 +0000

Why am I not surprised at TOI Bangalore photographer? These guys supported Bidappa when he was in Dubai and when his wife attacked police. That said I am even surprised why TOI photographer was trying to take photo of FM instead of hanging out at some page 3 party or at Bidappa’s farmhouse.

By: Arcopol Chaudhuri

Arcopol Chaudhuri — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:13:41 +0000

The incident is an unfortunate one. But I’d like to make it a point here about recruitments being made in media houses.
Photographers and journalists who’re hired should be made aware of their responsibilities right from day one.
Also, there must be some sense of identity given to freelancers and stringers e.g visiting cards. So that accountability can be enforced. And in case of malice, they can be prosecuted.

By: Keshav Patil

Keshav Patil — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:16:37 +0000

Perhaps TOI photographers should stick to taking photos in Page 3 parties instead of harassing politicians!

By: Naveen Puttu

Naveen Puttu — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:14:45 +0000

It is funny TOI Editor rushed to hospital and apologized to the minister instead of raising the bogey of “freedom of press”.

By: E Raviraja Gowda T V

E Raviraja Gowda T V — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 18:08:52 +0000

Journalists are always right
1. Koshys is a public place. there are no signs banning photography
2. P Chidambaram is a minister. so he is a public figure. he does not have any private life
3. I feel that they should have even allowed photography & live telecast of events from the Manipal Hospital at Bangalore.
4. Getting an apology from the editor of a newspaper, photographer under threat amounts to insult to the freedom of press.

By: Chamunda

Chamunda — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:27:30 +0000

WHERE ARE YOU MR NAMBIAR? WHERE IS YOUR BLACK BADGE BRIGADE???
why dont you guys at the blog, report it the way udupi press reports…Finance minister attacks press photographer, feigns illness and gets admitted???
I have a question for ace journalist of Udupi, Mr Mohanchandran Nambiar (incidentally reports for Times of India)…do you condemn this attack on the press photographer? Do you agree with the FM or your editor who apologised?
OR HAVE YOU RUN OUT OF BLACK BADGES???

By: Irfan Pedre

Irfan Pedre — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 05:13:19 +0000

I wonder what was minister’s security doing? Or it must have been a truly private visit by the minister with his family. Either way TOI photographer was way out of line pushing for the photo.

It is time govts start enforcing the privacy rules before people trash all press photographers.

Great post by the way
Irfan.

By: Rahul Bhat

Rahul Bhat — Mon, 25 Dec 2006 05:11:21 +0000

If central minister is not safe from the hands of these paparazzi what about common people??? I hope he recovers soon. What a sad story – due to stupidity of a silly photographer he has to spend Xmas and new year nursing his leg.

Rahul Bhat
New York