Central authorities nominates The Caravan’s Vinod Okay Jose for Press Council of India, Netizens outrage: Details

Social media customers on Tuesday expressed their displeasure over the central authorities’s selection of nominations for the reconstituted Press Council of India. Among varied names nominated by the Centre, Editor-in-chief of The Caravan, Vinod Okay Jose, who’s alleged to be a rabid Modi hater and a journalist with Hinduphobic and anti-India inclinations. 
The central authorities has lately reconstituted the Press Council of India for a three-year time period. A gazette notification dated October 7, 2021, was issued notifying the nominations of twenty-two members to the 14th time period of the Press Council of India.
Netizens query The Caravan’s Vinod Jose’s nomination to the PCI
Vinod Okay Jose was one among the many six individuals appointed below ‘Editors’ by the central authorities. However, his nomination sparked outrage as netizens questioned the federal government’s knowledge behind his appointment.
Former civil companies officer Sanjay Dixit termed Vinod’s inclusion within the Press Club of India as appeasement of the enemy of the nation. 
Did any1 discover Press Council of India members’ nominations? Straight from Ripley’s ‘Believe It or Not’! At no, 6, Vinod Jose of The Caravan! Looks like somebody in @BJP4India feels that nationalists and pro-Hindu voices don’t matter, however each enemy of nation is to be appeased! pic.twitter.com/oUh0fseOsZ— Sanjay Dixit ಸಂಜಯ್ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ संजय दीक्षित (@Sanjay_Dixit) October 12, 2021
One of the customers tagged cabinet minister Anurag Thakur and requested why a rabid Hindu hater, anti-BJP and anti-Modi journalist Vinod Jose has been given a spot on the Press Council of India. 
Dear Sri @ianuragthakur , @Anurag_Office how can a rabid hindu hater, anti-BJP & anti-Modi journalist Vinod Jose of Carvan be nominated as Press Council of India member ? https://t.co/tnE9Tj9B6n— RANJIT KUMAR (@ranjitkumar1960) October 12, 2021
Another Twitter person reacted to the state of affairs with a laconic response, saying #StopAppeasementPolitics.
#StopAppeasementPolitics https://t.co/SbY5X5EVyt— arun hassani (@tezsuraj) October 12, 2021
A Twitter person stunned by the inclusion of Vinod Okay Jose within the Press Council stated such infiltration inside the BJP is horrible. 
Very stunning… however such infiltration inside @BJP4India is admittedly horrible!— TS Mohan (@TSM979) October 12, 2021
Yet one other Twitter person stated as an alternative of clamping down on anti nationwide actions of The Caravan, the federal government was rewarding their journalists by nominating them to the PCI.
Don’t know who in BJP is out to confuse it core Voters? Rather than clamping down on Caravan for its anti nationwide actions,they’re being nominted to PCI.— Ajay Singh (@AjaySinghPTBAS) October 12, 2021
Centre reconstitutes 22-member council for the 14th time period of PCI
Besides Jose, the central authorities has appointed Ankur Dua, Dr Baldev Raj Gupta, Dr Khaidem Athouba Meitei, Dr Suman Gupta and Prakash Dubey below ‘Editors’.
Gurinder Singh and LC Bharatiya are named below ‘Owners or Managers of medium newspapers’. Those included below ‘Owners or Managers of small newspapers’ embrace Aarti Tripathi and Shyam Singh Panwar. In addition, there are 12 different folks nominated to the 14th time period of Press Council of India.