The openly biased role of media, particularly of television media channels such as Times Now, has been observed during the first term of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government led by BJP, writes Ninan, in that the anchors display almost comical levels of disdain in response to criticism of the government made by members of the Opposition or studio guests and “berate [them] vociferously after inviting them to speak” (2019). For instance, he adds, “it is the channel’s former anchor Arnab Goswami, who tested the winnability of an anti-liberal editorial stance during his stint with the Times Group and went on to found a commercially successful news channel, Republic TV, that redefined news to be structured around real or manufactured controversies, one for each day’s prime time show” (2019, para. 39). In addition, this channel uses its shows to ridicule other journalists who criticize Narendra Modi and his government (2019, para. 39).