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'When I say shudh, you say yudh': Watch José Covaco's rap video ft Republic's 'dancing reporter'

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If you've spent a few minutes, or hours, or days, online, you've probably stumbled across references to Republic's "dancing reporter".

If you live a life offline, let us quickly refresh your memory: Republic Bharat sent its anchor Shazia Nisar to Ukraine to report on the war. It's a humanitarian crisis but Shazia's reports have been...lacking in gravity.

Thankfully, comedian José Covaco stepped up to give the people what they wanted – a rap song featuring Shazia.

Some things are better watched than described, so:

For more drama in real life or how Indian TV channels covered Ukraine, watch our episode of Newsance here.

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