New Delhi: The Congress on Monday asked Discovery Channel for details about when exactly it shot the episode of Man vs. Wild that features Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
On Monday, Discovery Channel released a promotional video of an upcoming episode of the popular show Man vs. Wild that will feature Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The video was posted on Twitter by the channel as well as the host of the show Bear Grylls. In a press release, the channel said the episode shot in the Jim Corbett National Park “will be a frank and freewheeling journey, throws light on wildlife conservation, highlighting issues related to environmental change”.
The episode will premiere on August 12 and will be showcased in more than 180 countries across the world on Discovery network of channels. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari said if one would recall that when the Pulwama terror incident took place earlier this year, at that time it was pointed out that the prime minister addressed a public meeting at 5.15 pm that day, but he did not condemn the incident or paid obeisance to the martyrs or warn Pakistan.
“If the Prime Minister was aware, then it reflected gross insensitivity by not condemning the incident on the first occasion that he got,” Tewari said. “The first occasion was the public meeting that he was holding and now with this particular film ready to be telecast on August 12, I think it is incumbent upon the Discovery Channel to really put it out in the public space that on that particular day, for how many hours and from what time to what time, did the shooting of this particular film took place.”
Bear Grylls, the host of the show Man vs. Wild, posted a teaser of the episode saying people will get to watch an “unknown side” of the prime minister “as he ventures into Indian wilderness to create awareness about animal conservation and environmental change”.
Modi thanked Grylls for visiting India. “India- where you find lush green forests, diverse wildlife, beautiful mountains and mighty rivers,” Modi said on Twitter. “Watching this programme will make you want to visit different parts of In
