Members of the government have distorted the truth in the media about what actually happened for those five days of the genocide. The Indian government had total control over the media. The government attempted to get rid of all traces of the genocide. In order to hide what had happened, the administration quickly imposed strict censorship of both national and international press regarding the reporting of the violence (Walia). Television stations did not show any images of the mass killing, nor did any media source. Instead, they portrayed the people of the country as mourning the loss of their leader, instead of what was actually going on (ibid). The Indian government made an effort to get rid of all traces of the genocide. They even felt
