Labour MP Virendra Sharma’s letter works. BBC says sorry for misrepresenting India’s Map

The BBC – which continues to work additional time to please India-haters globally by defaming the nation and inaccurately depicting its geographical boundaries on extra situations than one can recount, Tuesday apologised for utilizing an inaccurate map of India, which had the boundaries of Jammu and Kashmir fully lacking – subtly indicating on its half that these weren’t sovereign Indian territories. The apology, which is a primary by tough estimations, follows a proper criticism filed by Labour Party MP Virendra Sharma in opposition to BBC for the wrong depiction of India’s geographical boundaries. “From London, we mistakenly published a map of India online which contained inaccuracies and is not the standard map used by BBC News. It has now been corrected. We apologise for any offence caused,” a BBC spokesperson stated. The channel displayed an incomplete map of India with the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir lacking. This incident occurred throughout a video broadcast about President-elect Joe Biden on BBC World Service titled ‘US Election 2020: What do countries around the world want from Joe Biden’.The Labour Party MP, who represents the closely Indian populated of Ealing-Southall in West London, additionally heads the chair of the Indo-British All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG). In his letter, whereas calling for instant rectification by BBC, Virendra Sharma stated, “This map shows an incomplete India, it does not highlight Jammu and Kashmir which is recognised as a core and integral part of India. To represent Jammu and Kashmir as anything less than Indian is deeply insulting to millions of Indians living here in the UK and in India.”The letter additionally added, “The BBC World Service is a fantastic resource, an amazing part of our soft-power and a real force for good around the world, this record is under threat if the World Service is perceived as partisan and ‘anti-India’ as is currently being asserted online. As a member of the International Development Select Committee, I have seen the great work the World Service can do, I do not want to see that put at risk.”Also Read: Chinese stooge WHO cuts out Jammu and Kashmir from India’s map, attracts sharp reactionsThe apology by BBC comes as a transfer which shall be seen as a precedent not only for the UK-based media organisation, but in addition all different worldwide media retailers who on umpteen situations proceed to take the freedom of themselves deciding the perfect geographical illustration of India’s boundaries – particularly in terms of the union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.