Safe interviews

IN Media Watch Briefs | 13/04/2014

Narendra Modi’s appearance on Aap ki Adalat confirmed his preference for sticking to manageable environments when dealing the press. The audience was cheering before he opened his mouth, they chanted Modi Modi intermittently, and Rajat Sharma presided like an indulgent parent. On Headlines Today, meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi was presenting a different picture of the Gujarat model. Neither interviewer rocked the boat much.

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