New Indian news outfit Cobrapost has caused quite a tumult in the Indian entertainment industry by covertly recording conversations with Bollywood celebrities where the latter were offered money to post on their social media accounts in favour of a political party. Some didn’t need the concept explained to them, as if it were a fairness cream commercial that was being offered. They could give me one crore a month.”———————This isn’t Cobrapost’s first sting; in the past, they had offered money to 36 news channels to run pro-BJP stories. Once bitten, twice shy, the Indian news media has chosen to by and large ignore the current Cobrapost Bollywood sting, specially since rumours are rife that the sting specialist outfit is planning another news media expose. Indian comedian/musician Salim Jamadar has made an interesting song about the celebrity endorsement culture.

Source: Pakistan Today February 23, 2019 15:11 UTC