Times of India asks Rs one crore for carrying article on Malayalee journalists

Media behemoth 'Times of India' has issued a legal notice to 'The Weekend Leader' demanding Rs. One Crore as compensation over the publication of the article, “Raising emotions, falling objectivity, the truth behind Mullaiperiyar coverage in Chennai newsrooms,” in our website.

Anshul Saharan, Manager Legal, has issued the notice on behalf of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, owner of The Times of India, and Sunil Nair, Resident Editor, The Times of India, Chennai.

Following is the full text of the notice:

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Sub: Legal Notice against article titled “Rising emotions, falling objectivity, the truth behind Mullaiperiyar coverage in Chennai newsrooms” written/ authored by Radhika Giri, correspondent on your website “theweekendleader.com” and selecting /approving by the Editor/ Owner.

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Rising emotions, falling objectivity, the truth behind Mullaiperiyar coverage in Chennai newsrooms

Closely following the reportage in the various English newspapers on the latest eruption of the Mullaiperiyar dam issue, I have some serious doubts over the professional integrity of journalists from Kerala.

If journalists writing for Malayalam newspapers seek to reflect the state government’s views and the local people’s sentiments without bothering about the truth, it is one thing. But when Malayalee journalists working for the English media, that too in Tamil Nadu, do that, it is a matter of concern.

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