Is Yakub Memon more important than Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.

To some extent what you said is true. Because, the press gives more importance to controversial issues. It is a marketing strategy related to Press to boost up circulation.. About Abdul Kalam and his greatness is known to the entire world that doesn't need much publicity. And I feel the news about Kalam has been given its due publicity.

Your observation is absolutely right. In fact the electronic media is going overboard and playing/acting like ultimate judge in almost every case and with starting of panels of different parties shouting over each others using baseless facts and the worst way of behaving in public has worsen the things even more. They neither care for International viewers nor respect any law. Most of the times their behavior is below par and according to behavior expected of them. We need a free and fair media and not what we are getting today in the name of fourth pillar of democracy. They will wrack the country if kept behaving in the manner they are doing at present time. 

I too hate the way some people make Yakub a martyr , especially some of the so called eminent personalities and a few politicians...Media of course is happy to get its TRPs because any such discussion is always interesting to the public whether they like it or not..

  It's a known fact that this pattern of the Press both the Print and electronic media  in the entire world thrives on Sensationalism. Still I believe news about this universal saint was given its due coverage in both print and electronic media. Why go far, in these Forums also we had several posts related to Kalam.

And about Free and Fair media appears to be a distant dream.

See the negativity of Indian media, if something wrong happens more priority is given to that incident and if the topic is controversial more emphasis is given to that instead of talking in betterment of the country or our society. Today the purpose of media is only business and not related to news. People have started believing news from other sources like social media than news in media.

That the motive and purpose of Media is business has been said in the above threads. And what I feel is the news in social websites is also unreliable and it is a bad trend. The purpose of both are propaganda,

It is hard to believe on the news shown by paid media, also there will be doubt on the news from social media or other resources. But what people do, they search on the internet to find the truth about the news and most times they are misguided by the people present on net whose only motive is to spread misunderstanding between people. 

So there are not reliable sources to get the correct news!

Free and fair press is not possible not only in India, but anywhere in the world. Obviously getting  reliable news is a distant dream. It's an undeniable bitter truth.

Manoj Kumar Lamba wrote:

It is hard to believe on the news shown by paid media, also there will be doubt on the news from social media or other resources. But what people do, they search on the internet to find the truth about the news and most times they are misguided by the people present on net whose only motive is to spread misunderstanding between people. 

So there are not reliable sources to get the correct news!

The media discussions although have gone overboard with their attention to Yakub's hanging, have been fair...I have watched many discussions and the media itself has seen to it that a balanced view was taken with both for , against and neutral views being presented . It was the people who were present , who were against the hanging who made it sensational by hitting out at the government, BJP and also the court verdict !

  Dealing ,indulging  and spreading the controversies is the easiest way to stay in the limelight..

Really the issue is not of Yakub's execution. Full legal process has been followed and judiciary have in their discretion sentenced him to death. Nobody has the right to question the death sentence. The real issue is whether the death sentence should remain in legal system. Many countries have abolished the death sentence. Should our country also abolish the extreme punishment. 

Needless to say,  penal procedures have changed from time to time.  Now we donot have penal provisions of whipping and exile as in past. similarly, death sentence may be removed.  However, in our country, death sentence is not routine. This is awarded only in 'rarest of the rare' cases. I feel that this is sufficient to ensure that death sentence is gioven only in most heinous crimes. 

Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:

Really the issue is not of Yakub's execution. Full legal process has been followed and judiciary have in their discretion sentenced him to death. Nobody has the right to question the death sentence. The real issue is whether the death sentence should remain in legal system. Many countries have abolished the death sentence. Should our country also abolish the extreme punishment. 

Needless to say,  penal procedures have changed from time to time.  Now we donot have penal provisions of whipping and exile as in past. similarly, death sentence may be removed.  However, in our country, death sentence is not routine. This is awarded only in 'rarest of the rare' cases. I feel that this is sufficient to ensure that death sentence is gioven only in most heinous crimes. 

 

Very true sir. As you said Death sentences in India are rare and they are awarded to only to those who commit most heinous crimes. Hence i believe there is no need to abolish Death sentences.

Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki moon Has felt the hanging of Yakub was cruel and all hangings should go from every country. According to him he is keeping a close eye on Indian activities. I wonder if he is keeping his eyes on terror activities happening in our country too? 

Why India should see towards others opinions regarding Death sentence ? The countries where death sentences are more they can think about the issue whether the death sentences are to be abolished or not. But In India as Gulshanji said death sentences in India  are far less. Hence Death sentence must stay.

It is ironical but true that Yakub  is more important because following his hanging it can be negatively exploited by vested interests, unlike Dr Kalam who will be forgotten and remembered for his good contributions. Already one crazy character from SP party has suggested that Yakub's wife should be nominated to the Rajya Sabha because she is now helpless. To what ridiculous extents our politicians can go and not even consider the damaging statements they make.

True. It was Mohammed Ghosi who wrote to Mulayam Singh asking for Rajya sabha seat for Yakum Memon's widow. . But within a moment he regretted.

http://www.huffingtonpost.in/2015/08/01/mohammed-farooq-ghosi_n_7916576.html?1438415702&utm_hp_ref=india

According to media yakub is more important. But during great scientists last rites, I heard of beautyful commentary from AIR, this goes on to show, what an important personality beloved Dr. Kalam is. People loved him, but for news channels Yakub is more of creating flash news thus grab more media attention. 

I have said that Media thrives on sensationalism. It is the Media's way to boost the sales of their paper.. This is true for Electronic media also.

mohan manohar wrote:

According to media yakub is more important. But during great scientists last rites, I heard of beautyful commentary from AIR, this goes on to show, what an important personality beloved Dr. Kalam is. People loved him, but for news channels Yakub is more of creating flash news thus grab more media attention. 

It is sad that both these events happened at the same time overlapping and also taking away some of the importance that Kalam ought to have got...But all said and done , media may have gone all out to sensationalise Yakub's news, but they have also given equal importance to Abdul Kalam...They entirely covered his last journey from start to finish.. 

Though it is true that Media  thrives on sensationalism. In the case of Dr. Kalam as if there is an exception media has given equal exposure to both the events.