So, journalists along with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students were attacked today at Patiala House Court. Again. There’s considerable outrage over the attack on the media’s right to report – a mob has taken over the courts threatening our constitutional right, journalists say (and rightly so). But not so long ago, sections in the TV media – CNN IBN and NDTV are notable exceptions – were playing to the mob and didn’t see anything wrong in calling for “action” against “anti-nationals”.

Guess who’s on the wrong side of nationalists now.

1. DNA with Sudhir Chaudhary: Zee News anchor Sudhir Chaudhary introduced the debate on JNU by proclaiming: “…Bharat ka apmaan kisi keemat par saha nahi ja sakta, aur desh drohiyon ko kisi bhi tarah baksha nahi ja sakta [can’t tolerate any insults towards India; traitors will not be forgiven at all].” He goes on to ask the most pertinent question, “…Deshdrohi is tarah aazad kaise ghoom sakte hain [how can traitors roam around freely]?”

Chaudhary should try on the black coat and meet us at Patiala House Court.

2. In another news segment, Zee News proclaims: “…Zee News ne apne reporting se poore desh ko jagaa diya aur aankhir kaar Delhi police ko un JNU ke chhatron ke khilaaf karavahi shuru karni padhi…”- The nation was awakened because of the reportage done by Zee News and the police, after all, was compelled to start an enquiry against the students.Seriously,

Seriously, Zee News? We were better off asleep.

3. Rohit Sardana, again from Zee News, in his show said, “Main is desh ka taxpayer hoon, aap meri jeb se paise le kar vahan subsidy le kar padhai kar rahe hain…Kyun un laakhon karodon taxpayers ko aap choona laga rahe hain [I am a taxpaying citizen of this country, you use my money to get a subsidised education…why are you fooling taxpayers]?” he thundered. Haan, tax toh sirf aap dete hain, Sardana ji. Rashtrapati Bhawan ke menu par bhi koi tippani? Zayad tel to nahi khap raha unke kitchen mein, aapke tax se?

4. Tonight with Deepak Chaurasia – BJP takes on ‘Afzal Guru League’ on India News: Chaurasia urged Sambit Patra to file a case against JNU students for being anti-national, “Aapko nahi lagta ki yeh Rashtr Droh ka seedha seedha case banta hai… Aap maang kariye, BJP ke neta ki taur pe, ki yeh rashtrdroh ka case hai, aise logon ki giraftaari honi chahiye.”

Expert legal advice from Chaurasia that the government seems to have followed.

5. NewsX – Nation at Nine with Rahul Shivshankar: The show begins with Shivshankar decrying JNU for condoning anti-national activities in the name of democracy. This is followed by a report that stated “naturally ABVP students refused to let such treachery take place on campus.” NewsX also gives us a glimpse of their repertoire of poetic metaphors. “Nothing deterred this Afzal gang who fired the democracy bullet,” NewsX Democracy bullet? Huh? We’re not sure what they meant by that, maybe our viewers can help.

6. On the same show, one of the panellists — former RAW officer RSN Singh — declared that “all of you are nothing but indoctrinated useless anti-nationals” while referring to JNU students. He goes on to ask one of the JNU students present on the panel, “Who indoctrinated you — the teachers in JNU or your parents?”

If that’s how RAW gathers intelligence, we’re a little worried.

7. Rahul Shivshankar makes it to the list once again as he practically begs a BJP leader to take action against JNU students. “Let me come to Sudesh Verma, I want to ask you, Will the Bharatiya Janta Party in National interest be moving and filing a case…Will you be moving and filing a case against these students? Otherwise this outrage will amount to nothing,” he said.

Hey, Rahul, happy now?

8. You were waiting for Arnab Goswami, weren’t you? On his super prime time, Goswami has been breathing fire since Thursday last week over the JNU row. Apart from being a true patriot, Arnab is also an expert on security issues pertaining to the country. “Now Umar remember this, you… I’m talking about you and I am talking about Lenin and I am talking about Ishan. You are more dangerous to this country than Maoist terrorists,” he addressed Umar Khalid, one of the organisers of the protest at JNU.

Standing by for his views on the mob that went around beating reporters. Will they make it to Arnab’s more-dangerous-than-serial-killers-trained-by-ISIS-armed-by-North-Korea list?

9. Of course, Newshour would not be Newshour if Arnab didn’t address the nation several times. “I’m asking every Indian viewer tonight…What we should do with a group of secessionist, anti-national, opportunists who masqueraded to be believing in a political ideology…They are simply pro-Pakistan elements and I wonder what the forces are which are behind them,” he said.

We don’t know if the nation answered but a group of lawyers were surely watching your show. Hope they measured up, Arnab.

10. Aaj Tak Vishesh with Saed Ansari: Ansari chose to deliver a lecture on nationalism as he asked students of JNU to learn from the soldiers who lost their lives in Siachen. The line “…woh vatan par kurbaan, yahaan gaddari ki zubaan…” continuously flashed across the screen as Ansari schooled everyone on patriotism. Aaj Tak also ran tickers that questioned: Deshdrohi ka JNU? (Does JNU belong to traitors?)

Journalists ka Aaj Tak?