Chinese netizens praise Indian host who read news of husband’s death

Thousands of Chinese have praised the composure of Indian television anchor Supreet Kaur who learnt about her husband’s death in a road accident while talking to a reporter on live television but continued reading the news.

The news about Kaur with Chhattisgarh-based IBC-24 channel was picked up by Chinese media after it was reported by China’s official news agency, Xinhua, over the weekend.

Many media outlets from the Mainland including People’s Daily (Chinese), the Communist party mouthpiece, state-controlled China Daily and Global Times besides Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post picked up the news, hailing Kaur’s professional ethics.

Users of Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter, praised Kaur. ‘Soumns xiaolongxia’ said: “She really has the professional quality” to continue reading the news even after hearing the tragedy. Another user ‘Best pepi_pjy’ wrote : “The anchor is devoted to her work so much.” Weibo user ‘Lost star’ wrote: “I cried and felt really sad.” And, user ‘Fisherman in Panyang’ said: “A strong woman. Hope she will get better.”

The South China Morning Post quoting the World Health Organisation, said the incident was a grim reminder that India’s roads are “among the world’s deadliest, with more than 200,000 fatalities each year.” HTC