Viral Video: Television news debates have, of late, become a staple diet for many viewers in large parts of India that religiously tune into the news channels to keep themselves updated about political and social issues. But live debates at times get out of hand and spiral into chaos with exchanges that end up catching the fancy of the public for reasons not at all aimed at. Nowadays, a live debate on Times Now Navbharat went viral for all the wrong reasons when a heated argument cropped up between senior journalist Ashutosh and writer Anand Ranganathan. Watch Viral Video of the Heated Debate Here.
Viral Video of Heated Debate Surfaces on X
A viral video clip of the brawl surfaced on the X platform shared by user Priya Singh and went viral. The incident took place on the live debate show “Sawaal Public Ka” on Times Now Navbharat during the time when the panel was discussing the issue of the Supreme Court giving bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
During the discussion, Ashutosh referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Chief Justice DY Chandrachud’s home for Ganesh Utsav. Anand Ranganathan gave a sharp response to Ashutosh. Countering Ashutosh, Ranganathan said that as a journalist can visit any place by his free will, the same should not be made into an issue when it comes to the Chief Justice.
The Debate Spirals Out of Control
What began as an innocuous debate soon escalated into verbal sparring. The argument only snowballed until Anand Ranganathan said, “Stop shouting, I am not your father,” and a sharp rebuke from Ashutosh. It was a full-throated debate, and the tenor of the discussion changed drastically, with screaming by panelists across each other in front of the live audience.
The situation went through the roof, forcing anchor Navika Kumar to intervene and get things in order. But by the time she did so, the heated exchange had already gone viral, as the video leaked into every social media platform, with comments galore. This incident is a pointer to how live debates go out of control in a fraction of a second and turn serious debates into a tamasha that the nation gets to watch.
