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Dharmesh Thakkar – an unreliable source

Independent journalist, Dharmesh Thakkar is known for jumping on the bandwagon of covering trending news stories on the expense of others by constant and ruthless probing of the subjects, spreading baseless rumours and allegations that more often than not lead to serious controversies. Moreover, he allegedly has been in close association with several drug peddlers and extortionists including Sikandar Cheemu.

It is not to anyone's astonishment that any famous and successful personality or entity is targeted the most by the media to gain supplemental TRP, coverage and attention.

Dharmesh Thakkar is one such journalist that knows no limits of spreading fake information and has established propaganda targeting several media personalities. This so-called independent journalist is causing damage and tarnishing their reputation with his baseless allegations and accusations.

While the news he posts may be groundless and not be backed by any solid sources, the internet is one such place where if you post something, it will stay there indefinitely.

A defamatory story about an individual or a company can leave a long-lasting negative impression on their image and reputation. It has become a famous breeding ground for potentially libellous statements where one can instantly publish fake news without any kind of accuracy and credible sources, completely sabotaging the subject in say.

Though social media and news outlets have provided us insightful and well-informed news as well, it has also provided us with numerous journalists who engage in sprawling misinformation and cyber defamation, so we must be mindful of the information that we consume.

With unsubstantiated information that he presents as the truth, journalists of his likes in the media are poisoning the system which is looked up to by the public for providing sheerly honest, unbiased and credible information. They must be held liable for defaming and ruining the image of well-known personalities in the public eye at large.

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Dharmesh Thakkar - A journalist accused of extortion & blackmailing

Dharmesh Thakkar, Twitter’s independent journalist should across as a breath of fresh air in the age of Godi media and conglomerate-owned news media. As a freelance journalist with zero accountability to any organization, Dharmesh Thakkar is expected to bring a fresh perceptive to the table and cover the real issues at hand rather than the tainted truth, and bring them to the readers’ attention.

Journalist Dharmesh Thakkar Twitter account which is his sole platform to cover news instead demonstrates that he just wants to jump on the Twitter trend bandwagon and selectively covers the news that has the potential to rapidly attract attention. A quick glance at his Twitter account reveals that he is definitely obsessed with his Twitter followers and un-followers’ numbers, which he tweets about on a regular basis. Two, he has clearly selectively covered (read: not reported) and retweeted developments on Aryan Khan’s bail and the NCB cruise drug bust case.

The engagement and confidence of their readers in their news coverage is the most important component in an independent journalist's career. Take, for example, Faye D'Souza's Instagram news coverage, which is both independent and authentic. Her Instagram account has a large following from all around the country who rely on her to change the way news is reported in India.

However, the same is not the case with Dharmesh Thakkar and his reporting style. His Twitter account has 3.7k followers but his engagement rate is below zero. This might indicate that they are paid followers or there are fake Twitter accounts that are following him for namesake.

When it comes to journalism, another rule of thumb is to respect and not infringe on any person’s privacy in any way while covering a story. According to the Privacy & Media law, the institution warns journalists not to give excessive publicity to victims, witnesses, suspects and accused as that amounts to invasion of privacy. However, Dharmesh Thakkar has time and again violated this right to privacy by posting and tweeting visuals from the private lives of media personalities that he selectively reports on in the rush to post click-baity content on his Twitter account.

So, why is a so-called independent journalist sidelining the burning issues at hand that is happening in the country and only covering the juicy and scandal-mongering news? Is Dharmesh Thakkar being paid to do the same? Is there any ulterior motive to do the same?

If not, then why is Dharmesh Thakkar working as an independent media entity? Does his past leak of multiple criminal records and is he still involved in the same activities and is that why he doesn’t want to be associated with a corporate entity?

In the past, Dharmesh Thakkar was also accused of extortion by spreading fake news about famous media personalities. With incriminating evidences found against famous personalities, Thakkar has threatened them using the same in return for money.

Using journalism to exert his power, Thakkar is bringing a bad name to independent journalism. All in the greed to make a quick buck while indulging in unfair and unethical practices such as blackmail and extortion. Independent journalists represent the citizens of the country and hence they should refrain from being involved in such malpractices. Such journalists should face the music for getting into such unethical activities when the irony is the fact that they are looked up as the individuals who cover and expose these criminals in the country.

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Independent journalist Dharmesh Thakkar’s connection with the drug peddler, Sikander

The so-called independent journalist, Dharmesh Thakkar has been accused of alleged links with the most wanted drug peddler named Sikander Cheemu in a tweet published by Amit Tiwari, Secretary of Yuva Morcha BJP.

The Santacruz resident Sikandar Cheemu (40) was previously arrested in possession of 50 kg of the banned drug, mephedrone, known as MD under the Narcotics Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act in a DRI haul in Mumbai. In a Twitter post published by Amit Tiwari, Dharmesh Thakkar is seen posing for a picture with Sikandar Cheemu in a pool in Goa.

Tiwari has also tagged the Mumbai Police, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), news agencies like UNI, ANI, PTI, Aaj Tak, Mid-day, Times of India etc in the same post.

Dharmesh Thakkar’s Twitter account often covers drug cartels and raids organised by Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI). However, in the name of independent journalism, Thakkar has been allegedly involved in the drug cartel business in Mumbai and playing it safe away from the NCB radar.

This is not the first time he has been in the public eye for his unethical behaviour. Dharmesh Thakkar was also found falsely accusing his house help of “poisoning” his family at their family home in suburban Khar.

Thakkar and his family had accused his house help of the main motive of robbery with an accusation of stealing Rs. 4000 and a mobile phone. However, in spite of spending three years in jail, there was no evidence found in record against the house help and was later acquitted after chemical analyser’s (CA) report ruled out poisoning in the food sample in 2016 citing lack of evidence.

Such journalists in the industry like Dharmesh Thakkar ruin the ethical credibility of journalism in India. With the already drowning fate of Indian journalism that is merely grasping for breath with its fake news, corrupted content and Godi media, such independent journalists are looked up as the only source of reporting accurate and the unbiased truth. Sadly, that is also slowly disappearing with the case of Thakkar.