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The British envoy expressed his complete understanding of the anger in India over the vandalism at the High Commission, adding that he would be equally agitated if such an incident occurred at the British High Commission.

Sharp, a former Goldman Sachs banker who became BBC chairman in 2021, had been under pressure since February when a committee of lawmakers said he had made "significant errors of judgement" in failing to declare his involvement in the loan.

The Enforcement Directorate on Thursday registered a case against the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) India under Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) for irregularities in foreign funding.

A message displayed on the Twitter handle said the account has been taken down “in response to a legal demand”. 

"The BBC does not have an agenda – we are driven by purpose. And our first public purpose is to provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them," said Tim Davie.

As the raid was underway, former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray took a dig at the ruling dispensation at the centre and said the I-T action shows that the voice of the dissent will be crushed. -- aaa

BBC Office raids: During the survey, the I-T department is looking at documents related to the business operations of the London headquartered public broadcaster and its Indian arm. -- aaa

BBC Office Raids Latest Update: The Income Tax survey operation began at 11 AM with I-T officials reaching the BBC offices in Delhi and Mumbai. -- aaa

Old BBC hand Satish Jacob, who broke the news of Indira Gandhi’s assassination along with Mark Tully and reported on Operation Bluestar amongst others, says: “I am an eternal optimist, and I still feel that the electorate of India will not allow the government to become a dictatorship. But days like this make it very hard to be optimistic.”

FULL TEXT: The UK government report on the 2002 Gujarat violence cited in the BBC's Modi documentary.