Prime Minister Donald Tusk yet spoke after a fewer days of silence on the issue of the suspension of Przemysław Babiarz. The head of the Warsaw Government did not shine eloquence, although his entry may propose that a popular sports commentator may be reinstated.
Let us remind you that Przemysław Babiarz was suspended by TVP and stopped reporting the Olympic struggles in Paris after controversial comments on John Lennon's song "Imagine" which was played at the beginning of the event.
– A planet without heaven, nations, religion, and that is the imagination of this peace that is to embrace all. This is simply a imagination of communism, unfortunately," said Babiarz during a live comment.
Interestingly, this was not the first time that Babiarz drew attention to the communist coloring of the work. He had previously done this at the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022.
Reactions to Babiar’s Suspension
The manager of TVP athletics Jakub Kwiatkowski praised the decision to suspend Babiarz. "I very much appreciate and respect Przemysław Babiarz as an outstanding journalist, which does not change the fact that he mistrusted us with the mission as sports journalists of public television," Kwiatkowski said.
On Tuesday, TVP athletics journalists and athletes sent a letter to the public tv authorities in defence of Przemysław Babiarz. They demanded that he be reinstated. Under this position many prominent figures from the planet of athletics signed.
Controversy inside TVP Sport
This led to a break-up on TVP Sport. Kwiatkowski first spoke and lamented that “The speech has been silent for respective days. He didn't make a motion to anyone. He did not apologize and put his colleagues in a very uncomfortable situation."
The manager of TVP athletics responds to a letter from journalists. "Take no more embarrassment" Break in TVP Sport. The station's vice president broke out, legendary commentator did not sign the letter
Intervention of the Ombudsman and the CRS
In fresh days too, the Ombudsman Marcin Wiązek asked the director-general of TVP S.A. in the liquidation of Tomasz Sygut to ask for clarification in connection with the suspension of the commentator. In turn, KRRiT chair Maciej Świrski initiated an investigation into the suspension of the journalist. After a fewer days of silence, Prime Minister Donald Tusk expressed his opinion.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk entry
"In fact, it is unclear what was stupider: Mr. Babianz's comment or his superiors' decision. In both cases, the Olympic level," he wrote on the X portal.
One can get the impression that the scale of the scandal that broke out after Babiarz's suspension forced the Prime Minister to react, which he very much did not want. Tusk is trying to calm the reaction and satisfy everyone.
In the end, the head of the Warsaw government compromised himself. It is hard to guess what was stupid in Babiarz's comment, which de facto repeated what the author himself said. It's actually a communist manifesto. (...) ‘Imagine’ contains a message covered with icing. And almost everywhere it is simply a hit: this anti-religious, anti-nationalist, non-conformist and anti-capitalist song – Lennon utilized to say.
Conclusion
The full situation with the suspension of Babiar's Przemysław and the reactions to it show how delicate public comments on well-known musical works and their interpretations can be. The reactions of various people and institutions, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, manager of TVP athletics Jakub Kwiatkowski and many athletes and journalists, emphasize the complexity and controversy of this situation. Time will show whether Przemysław Babiarz will be reinstated and what further consequences will be.
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