Government using its tools to silence and pressure the media is a tale as old as any in India. Modi was a persona non grata for many western countries and US would not even give him a visa to enter the country after Gujrat riots. Mostly everyone alive at that time knows about his role in the riots but the fact remains that folks in India are willing to overlook it. Modi has one of the highest approval ratings when compared to other world leaders (amongst their constituents) and so long as people in India dont care, Modi will continue to abuse the Government machinery to silence and discipline dissidents.