Rivals in media and cricket

IN Media Watch Briefs | 26/09/2013

On Wednesday evening Arnab Goswami on Times Now was grilling Lalit Modi on his expulsion from BCCI when Modi lobbed a grenade back at Goswami: "Just as you like to have an upper hand over Rajdeep Sardesai, your rival, on your channel- we all like to have the upper hand over our rivals- how is it any different?" Goswami, with a smile playing on his lips said: "There is a difference - that is ethical rivalry, yours is not!" Talk about getting up, close and personal on television...

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