Boycotting NDTV

IN Media Watch Briefs | 08/03/2014

Twitter on March 8 night was erupting with agitated tweets from BJP workers and followers after word got around of the tweet put out by NDTV about Sushma Swaraj, which it later withdrew. The channel tweeted about Swaraj saying 'if there is a Modi wave in India why is he looking for a safe seat in UP'? It then put out a correction saying Sushma did not tweet this. The BJP announced a boycott of NDTV. Didn't say for how long.

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