Chandy Apologizes Gives Clean Chit to Media

8 May 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

Kerala CM Oomen Chandy on Wednesday apologized for references in an intelligence report that said a section of the media was favouring Tamil Nadu in the water sharing dispute between the two states. “I express my apologies to the media after a probe by the state chief secretary has given a clean chit to the media,” said Chandy to reporters after the weekly cabinet meeting.

Managing director of newspaper “Kerala Kaumudi” MS Ravi, managing editor of “Malayala Manorama” Philip Mathew, and managing editor of “Mathrubhumi” PV Chandran, in a joint letter to Chandy, demanded a probe into the intelligence report, that had alleged involvement of some journalists from these three media houses.

“The probe has been done in the proper manner and it has come to light that no journalists were linked (to the leakage of information). It must be noted, however, that intelligence reports are mere pointers and could be right or wrong. The intelligence did their job,” Chandy said.

Source– http://zeenews.india.com/news/tamil-nadu/kerala-cm-gives-media-clean-chit-apologises-for-i_847252.html

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