Glaring flaws, loopholes, and dataset-related mistakes have been pointed out in Das' paper by numerous economists. However, for the Left ecosystem, facts do not matter. What matters is their conviction that a certain ideology should be above scrutiny or criticism and should be accepted by all without any question.
For Ashutosh Varshney, the 26/11 attack was a mere inconvenience because he faced difficulties explaining his opinions advocating for India-Pakistan friendship. He even claims that the terrorist attacks on Army and paramilitary are 'understandable'.
The question posed to PM Modi by 'journalist' Sabrina Siddiqui jibed perfectly well with the hackneyed liberal propaganda portraying the Modi as the enemy of the Muslims
Most of those who are calling The Wire out today will likely side with them tomorrow on ideological narrative building, forgetting The Wire's history of shoddy reporting. That is 'liberal' privilege.