Arnab greets the PM

IN Media Watch Briefs | 18/09/2016

A testimonial for the prime minister from a TV anchor which is proudly posted on the former's website? That's a first, surely.  Times Now's Arnab Goswami has done a blog post heaping fulsome praise on PM Narendra Modi who had participated in an NDTV show he anchored years ago. Among the many posts about the nation greeting Mr Modi on his birthday this one figures on  narendramodi.in  as a testimonial, duly tweeted as such.  Writes Goswami,"On the occasion of his birthday, I would like to wish Prime Minister Narendra Modi health, happiness and many many more years in the service of our nation."         

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