Not enough homework

IN Media Watch Briefs | 12/09/2012

Editor in Chief and news anchor of Times Now, Arnab Goswami got his fact wrong while in a heated debate about protests over Koodankulam nuclear plant. He told Prashant Bhushan, who was supporting the protesters (who want the plant to be shut down) that the Japanese nuclear plant Fukushima had begun operations again (after the tragedy of Tohoku earthquake and tsunami). This clearly showed that Mr. Goswami had no idea what he was talking about as the Japanese nuclear plant has remained closed after the incident and has never been started again. Bhushan asked Goswami, "Are you living in some dream world?".

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