TV Boss at Modi rally

IN Media Watch Briefs | 03/04/2014

The head of the Zee empire Subhash Chandra joined Narendra Modi on the dais at his rally at Kurukshetra today. The city is in the constituency of Chandra's old foe, Congressman and coal tycoon Naveen Jindal. Jindal's company had filed a criminal case against Zee News last year alleging blackmail and extortion. Chandra reportedly told the crowd that he was a son of Haryana who had brought fame to the state but was dragged by Congressmen into a false case. He said he had found a ray of hope in Modi.

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