குப்பை தொட்டி: Perfect 10 satellite gone with the wind...

The sea was unusually silent. They did their job of reaching the shore and receding very quietly. It was an island, not very far from the main shore. A perfect place for satellite launch, the island of Sriharikota, generally a calm island was buzz with activity. The clock showed the time as 0723 am 28th April 2008. The two hour count down had just began at that instant. It was a big day. Ten satellites being launched at one shot. A day not to be forgotten for ISRO. It was a world record. As 9:23 am approached, the launch vehicle took off and within minutes, put all the satellites into orbits. It was hailed as a theoretical launch.As I logged on to www.ibnlive.com at around 10:30 am to check about the launch, the main screen splashed with Harbhajan Singh's photo. I had to search the page to find about the launch. Other sites (NDTV,headlinestoday etc) were not far behind. Some sites had photo of Sreesanth hugging Harbhajan. I was very disappointed to find no comments in the news "Perfect 10 for ISRO, PSLV lifts off successfully" whereas the Harbhajan singh's news had more than 100 comments from the readers. The worst part was the interview of Harbhajan's mother about the incident. Does the media knows what needs to be projected and what need not? If the India's leading news channel do like this, what can be expected out of others?The satellite launch would have taken years to complete with crores of rupees spent. The Cartosat which was sent in the PSLV (Was a major payload) would be used to analyse the Earth, soil and earthly resources including water. Is this not a big achievement? Why does the media shy away from putting this in the front? putting in a big banner? These satellite launches are not to prove to the world that India is a super power. These are for the development of the country. They have been developed by the country, for the country and of the country. What is the media going to lose by projecting this? Is Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth needs this much hype?
Shame on the Indian media....