When Rajdeep Sardesai, the consulting editor of India Today went on grounds to cover the issue, RJ Balaji’s words were pretty harsh. He was seen dragging the mic towards him and saying, “First thing I want to say is this is the problem. Like most of you don’t know who’s Balaji, what is Chennai. You don’t how Chennai looks or how Tamil Nadu looks?”

His stance on the whole Jallikattu issue was also very tiresome. In an attempt to support the protests that took place to not ban Jallikattu, RJ Balaji made quite some stirring statements. I am not saying that his stance is wrong, but one should know to draw boundaries. There is always taking it too far. From what I could see, I felt that Balaji was trying to pull all the credits onto himself. 

Let us take a small example. During our school days, when our teachers divided us into groups to do projects, there always used to be a student who used to do all the work. Irrespective of whether he/she actually wants to help, they always seem to put the entire load on themselves. They are more often called as attention seekers. More than they actually want to help, they want to be acknowledged for doing most of the work. Strangely, RJ Balaji’s way of doing things reminds me of that person during our school days. 

Is RJ Balaji constantly finding himself amidst controversies just for the sake of attention? I feel that such a persona would do politics more justice rather than media. Just like another Arnab Goswami, Balaji too is immensely rash with his views. Journalism comes with ethics and decorum. One must always consider the opposite party before making a public comment about him/her. So I guess karma hit Balaji hard. Just like his views on issues, I too have formed an opinion about him.