Simply feeling free

IN Media Watch Briefs | 03/10/2014

The I and B minister Prakash Javadekar says disingeniously that Doordarshan carried a one hour telecast of an RSS function for the first time not because of any government diktat but simply because it is feeling more free than before. He said "earlier there may be restrictions that this should not be shown. We have not put any restrictions. So they are covering all news worthy events." (DNA)

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