Taking on the media

IN Media Watch Briefs | 24/02/2014

During his rally in Haryana, Arvind Kejriwal claimed that "Mukesh Ambani has bought some TV channels & newspapers and has told them to give extensive coverage to Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi". He also said that one editor-in-chief of a TV channel told him that his bosses wanted him to cut down AAP coverage. Looks like Kejriwal is not very hopeful of media support during elections.

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