A recent act of Jernail Singh become a hot topic to debate. And even the media community is not supporting him in the name of integrity and probity in public life. May be we expect others to follow us. But situation of media is itself debatable as media itself needs a watch dog to watch.

But I am not supporting Jernail Singh’s act. Act is shameful and disgusting. But we have to take a larger perspective of all this issue and then we have to judge his act.

I think it is a agony of Jernail Singh about 1984 riots against Sikhs in aftermath of Indiara Gandhi assassination, which turns into frustration that he behaved in a very disgusting manner. I think the idea of journalism is itself a failed concept. The so called institution which is perceived as a watch dog of the nation is itself controlled by the people to whom job of the media is to keep watch. So is it possible to act like a watch dog in this situation.

My next point is may be Jernail Singh was there as a journalist and he has to behave like a professional journalists (on the verge of extinction) there only. But the real journalist came out of him and just as matter of protest he thrown shoe at Honorable CONGRESS minister. He should have behaved in a professional manner. But… even Bhagat Singh has to throw a bomb into assembly to let hear his voice to deaf ears. His bomb was a nonviolent weapon otherwise he would have thrown the bomb in middle of the assembly not in the corner. Any way …

My last point is that Media is perceived as a fourth state. Over a period we are witnessing a constant degeneration of all the three pillars of democracy, Whether it is judiciary, executive or legislature. Isn’t Jeranil Singh action reflect the degenartion of all the three pillars which also reflects Jernail singh journalist in a degenerated manner.

Unfortunately, He is a journalist and working in a system where people preach something and acts completely in bizarre way. Journalism has become a tool to dole out favors to high and mighty and today no professional journalists have a courage to speak out their mind. They are taking journalism as just another profession They have to follow the so called mission and vision statement of the media patrons.

So sir, I personally believe that you have the guts and means to bring out the change which you have written. Ideally Jernail singh should not have to act like this. But what a person should do if he has to live in this system where everything is personal connection.

Please media owners, take journalism forward, otherwise a day will come when we have to preserve and conserve journalists as we conserve and preserve tiger with project Tiger.

So I ask capitalists and media barons to come forward and take an initiative to ‘Start Project Journalists’ so that we should be able to preserve and conserve professional journalists .