A leading Hindi news channel telecast a special story comparing former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly with actor Salman Khan. The video titled 'Ganguly is the Salman of Cricket' showed that both Sourav and Salman display very similar traits.
A LEADING Hindi news channel of India on Thursday (November 13) telecast a special video, comparing the former Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly with Bollywood heartthrob Salman Khan. The title of the video was : “Ganguly is the Salman of cricket” (cricket ka Salman hai Ganguly).
The video showed that the character of Sourav Ganguly and Salman Khan is similar. Both of them stripped their shirts in front of the public. Both of them have huge fan following. It is to be mentioned here that Sourav fluttered his jersey in Lords Stadium, United Kingdom, after India won the Natwest Trophy against England in 2002 on their soil. Sourav did the same after Flintoff, the English all-rounder threw off his jersey when England defeated India in Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Such a behaviour by Flintoff had hurt the Indian audience immensely.
It was mentioned in the news report that both Sourav and Salman were embroiled in scandals involving leading ladies of bollywood. While Sourav was rumoured to be involved with Nagma, Salman was seen cosying up with bollywood damsels like Aishwarya and Katrina. Salman was even accused of chinkara-killing and reckless driving in a drunken state. However, the channel also mentioned that Sourav has not committed any such crimes so far. The news channel compared the fans of both stars in numbers and categories. When Sourav was the captain of the Indian cricket team, his fans used to organise ’yajna’ (a ritual practice) for his as well as team India’s victory in all the matches. Ganguly was also greeted by his fans with garlands, bouquets and gifts when he returned back to Kolkata, after winning the India - Australia Test series 2-0. Sourav had announced his retirement from the Indian cricket just before the recently concluded Test series stating that India-Australia Test Series would be his last match.
.i dont think both are comparable. Saurav has is tremendous in the cricket and salman is not. Salman may has huge fan but its not because of his acting. Its only because of his pyisical apperance. Saourav is one of the most succcesful caption of Indian cricket history. He is legen of the cricket but salman is not. Of course salman is still most eligible bachelor at the age of plus 40. Sourav did a lot for indian cricket especially self respect and offencive policy of game. I must say he has changed the policy of the game.
.For getting TRP, Aj Tak has done a crime. It should not be tolerated? What does the news channel thinkof them? That they camn do anything. Most of the Hindi news channels are doing the same. But such news are never shown in any English news chhannel. To increase marketing and TRPs, the Hindi news channels do whatever they wish. Sourav ganguly is a great crickteer. Media , esp. Aj Tak has no right to insult him in this way by comparing with Salman Khan.; A cricketer can never be compared with Salman. Sourav ganguly initiates a movement inside Indian cricket that is still present, We all Indians respect him for his captaincy which is incomparable.Though he is a bengali, he never shows any regionalism in the team. He always plays for India, It is a crime to insult Sourav in this way. Aj Tak should be punished for spreading such a news. I urge to YOU all to do your best in spreading such a news , Shame Aj tak shame.
.We never forget the marvellous sixes by DADA, the inductiuon of new young blood like Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Irfan pathan, Sehwag and others in Indian team, DADA was such a great player, he can never be compared wioth salman Khan.salman is a criminal, a killer, who killed innocent people in a drunken state. Aj Tak has hurt the sentiment of all cricket lovers. Come on all Cricket Lovers, stop the Aj tak from printing or telecasting wrong news for increasing TRP, Aj TaK should be banned.
.I fully support sam's views, Sourav is an Indian, and he ewas the Indian Cricket Captain,. He brought the team to such -peak that is indescribable in words. The whole India should come forward t stop such nonsense news channel like AAJ TAK
.Hey ! who said there is no support from other parts of India ? I am from Mumbai and I love cricket.
All reasonable people will no longer keep quiet against Hindi news channels. I say that there should multiple defamation cases against Aaj Tak and other Hindi news channels.
Whole of India supports Saurav , he does not belong just to Bengal he is an Indian and if people in the Hindi belt dont agree then it just shows how narrow minded they are.
Proud to see a person from mumbai in joining the campaign, we love Sourav for cricket, stop regionalism, we all will move together agaibnst Aj tak. your friend, Gour halder, Kolkata
.Aj tak has done a crime, very soon we will file case against Aj tak in the Calcutta High court and drag the editor of that news channel to the court of law for violating the 8 crore Bengali sentiment.
.I got surprised afer such a news in Aj tak and after that, the entire India except the West Bengal remain silent! what does it mean? only regionalism? India should respond against such a vilification against Sourav, what is salkman Khan? a cxriminal, a killer and a damn fool. Sourav Ganguly played for the India, for all of us, he brought the country's name in the limelight. If the same would take place with sachin or Yuvraj, I would like to ask the rest of India whether they would remain silent or not. Come on evberone, we allshould stand against such a vilification campaiugn against Sourav ganguly. Aj tak should be banned. One more question, why the writer is becomign afraid in taking the name of Aj tak. Aj tak is nothing if the people throw the company out from theirt televison channels. Aj tak is one the rubbish channerls now. Shame Aj tak, Shame India Today group.
Sam, you are right from every point of view. why should not we start a mass campaign against Aj tak and some news channels which vitiate the entire atmosophere?
.we will not spare Aj tak for telecasting such a news? why the writer is afraid to take the name of aj tak? aj tak will do no harm to a single bengali. we, the 8 crores bengalis must ttake step against aj tak. aj tak has done a national crime.
.we will not spare Aj tak for telecasting such a news? why the writer is afraid to take the name of aj tak? aj tak will do no harm to a single bengali. we, the 8 crores bengalis must ttake step against aj tak. aj tak has done a national crime.
.This is ridiculous.
How can one compare Saurav to Salman. It just shows how bad Hindi news channels in general and Aaj Tak in particular are.
I agree completely with all others here.
BAN AAJ TAK,INDIA TV and other Hindi News Channels.
They are responsible for spreading lies , causing riots and promoting superstition.
If indeed they have high viewership then I am sorry to say but it just proves the level of the Hindi speaking people who watch and believe these channels.
.WT HELL AAJ TAK CHANNEL SHOWING WHERE IS CRIMINAL SALMAN KHAN WHERE IS BENGAL TIGER SOURAV .I THINK WE BAN AAJ TAK CHANNEL ALSO THEY COMPARE SALMAN WOMAN HABIT WITH SOURAV GANGULY NAGMA AFFAIR IT IS TOO BAD .IT IS NECESSARY TO GOVERNMENT TAKE SOME ACTION AGANIST AAJ TAK
.we will not spare Aj tak for telecasting such a news? why the writer is afraid to take the name of aj tak? aj tak will do no harm to a single bengali. we, the 8 crores bengalis must ttake step against aj tak. aj tak has done a national crime.
.what a nonsense channel is aj tak? go and see Sourav'secords, you will be silent after seeing that, sourav has the gutts to give resignation boldly rather than to become a slave of the maharashtra cricket board. he was a royal bengal tiger, is that and will be that for ever. salman Khan is a criminal, probably he has links with dawood Ibrahim, Sourav is one of the greatest p-layers of India, If India still not aware of that, pls note it down that SOURAV IS THE GREATEST PLAYER, stop spreading news against sourav ganguly, AAJ tak - we will not spare you. we will file case against aj tak in the calcutta high court
.Yes, Sourav opened his jersey, why not? He showed the temparament, what the hell Salman had done for India? Salman killed deer, killed people, Souravb has not done that, how a channel like AAJ TAK can tel;ecast the same? If the rest of India supports Sourav's humiliation, we r ready to challenge them.. MIND IT-- SOURAV IS OUR GOD, WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY KIND OF HUMILIATION. BEWARE OF BENGAL.
.AAJ TAK is a criminal, it hurts the 8 crore bengali hearts. Sourav Ganguly was the captain of indi, hope the rtest of India have forgot that!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.One thing is very clear, media is now after Sourav, but he is our GOD, if anyone try to demoralize him, we will just kill him.her, mind it we will just KILL him/ her, be whoever he/ she is........
.This is nothing but a vilification campaign against Sourav ganguly by AAJ TAK> I have come tom know abt this fact on Thursday morning, it really hurt the Bengali sentiment and the overall cricket world.
.Aaj Tak, though not mentioned in this news, is the culprit which telecast the news, I wouldlike to ask the so-called leading Hindi news channel that do they have no task left in the whole India except humiliating Sourav Ganguly in this way? How it can telecast such a news? Salman Khan is a filmstar, a mere filmstar and nothing else. Sourav has contributed a lot in the Indian cricket. pls stop spreading videos that humiliates bengali sentiment.
.Such kind of news, actually telecast by AAJ TAK hurts the bengali sentiment. Thanks CJ Somak and meinews for escalating such a sensible issue. We, the Bengalees will never encourage such a humiliation.
.i saw the news, it was aaj tak, who telecast the same, from which point of view, aaj tak could perform the same? it is a shame to all cricket lovers in India. Sourav Ganguly is the former Indian captain, his contribution in the Indian cricket is always memorable. He can never be compared with Salman from any aspect.