Be my guest

IN Media Watch Briefs | 11/03/2017

Its nice to be Rajat Sharma. You own the channel, and you can do pretty much what you want with your show. On March 11 night his studio turned into a cosy place with HRD Minister Smriti Irani and Sharma having an unhurried, happy chat about what made the BJP sweep possible. Then he spent some time taking BSP chief Mayawati apart for her statement on tampered-with EVMs. After which Sharma got Amar Singh on his show and let him talk about Akhilesh Yadav and family. And talk. Such open ended prime time indulgence!

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