Reining in Arnab

IN Media Watch Briefs | 16/02/2011

Does the prime minister need to be protected from Arnab Goswami? His media advisor evidently thought so. Harish Khare intervened rather sharply when our inquisitorial friend sought to do his usual number on the head of government. He accused him of interrogating the Prime Minister and jumping from one scam to another without letting the PM finish. And when Goswami tried again towards the end of the press conference, the PM had to intercede with Khare to allow him to proceed.

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