The
Indian Wire: National: Friday, October 26, 2018.
I
don’t have any Agenda’, says Kanthi D Suresh, Editor-in-chief, Power Sportz,
(www.powersportz.tv) visibly vexed at insinuations of creating hype for the
sake of it. PowerSportz is India’s first Sports news & Journalism channel,
and its Editor-in-Chief, Kanthi, is bold, fearless, and outspoken in her style
of sports news broadcasting. Her show, Talking Turkey, it seems is unnerving
and ruffling up some feathers.
This
is what we got to know:
- On 28th July this year, Kanthi, on her show, Talking Turkey, highlighted the family run fiefdom in the Amateur Kabaddi Federation of India.. Based on the facts brought to light, the Delhi High Court removed its President, Mr Janardhan Gehlot, and his wife, from the Federation on August 4ththis year.
- Kanthi’s next breakthrough came when she raised the issues governing transgender athletes, and the pronounced insensitivity in schools towards transgender persons. Now, The capital is seeing 30 schools take bold steps and has started a project called ‘Purple Board’ aimed at making education accessible for transgender and gender Non-conforming children by addressing transphobia and identifying and eliminating trans-bullying.
- In line with the spirit of objectivity and sensible reporting, Kanthi touched upon a rather sensitive topic in our country. She brought to light the fact that despite the Lodha Committee’s recommendations, the BCCI continued to push back and remained resistant to come under the purview of the RTI Act. On October 02 this year, the Central Information Commission ruled that BCCI is covered under the RTI Act and answerable to the people of the country under its mechanism.‘
Kanthi’s
irritation to allegations of a vested interest / hidden agenda is evident and
natural, since she has always believed in honest news broadcasting and relies
solely on raising factual issues that affect sportspersons and their millions
of admirers. Given her candid and fearless style of reporting, she has
consistently been successful in bringing to light scams, mismanagement, and
other inadequacies in the realm of sport
Asked
whether she would take credit if the Prime Minister, were to declare hockey as
the national sport, as she had vehemently brought up the issue in one of her
shows on Talking Turkey, she says, that her job is to only raise issues that
concern athletes, and the sports fraternity, the rest is beyond her, and she
would not exceed her brief! With the Hockey world cup being hosted in November
this year In Orissa, one would not be surprised if hockey is announced as the
national sport!
While
speaking to her, the self-assurance came through unmistakably and palpably,
which is why we believe her show is capturing and retaining the interest of the
viewers. She seemed rather amused at the anxiousness and panic that her shows
are creating, and is convinced that this is probably why the ‘panic stricken
others’, would like all to believe that the topics she highlights are decided
in league with power centers
Kanthi
smiles and seems more relaxed when we ask about her plans for Power Sportz.
While she is happy with the achievements till date of 2-3 lac users on a daily
basis, with more than 1M views, everyday, she is certainly not resting on
laurels, and informed us that she continues to forge ahead with ambitious plans
for Power Sportz, including the launch of the App, and the start of the sales
process as there is an interest being shown by large corporate houses.
‘Get
ready for the mega app launch’, she exclaims, in her customary charm, and
quintessential style!
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