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6 Jul 2013

Video: TV reporter gives flood report while sitting on another man’s shoulder

An Indian journalist delivered his flood report while sitting on another man shoulder so his feet don’t get wet. While the man struggling to maintain his balance to support the weight of the reporter.

The flood in the northern state of Uttarakhand, India  has claimed the lives of more than 1,000 people. Many lost their homes, belongings.

The journalist defended himself:
“The villager had allowed him to sit on his shoulders as a sign of appreciation after he gave the man money for helping him out in his time of need”.
"When I crossed the river he offered to carry me, but the camera man was supposed to record only from my chest up,” Pargaien said. 


The video was leaked and uploaded online after the television station refused to broadcast the segment.

The reporter action has cost him his job.  The video has cause rage online as bloggers and social networkers labeled his action as "inhuman" and "shameful." 


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