Wordy anchor

IN Media Watch Briefs | 18/01/2015

What should be longer: the question or the answer? Participating in the Nothing But The Truth programme on Headlines Today on Jan. 17, Ajay Maken of the Congress, evidently frustrated at not being given enough time to present his point of view, wanted anchor Karan Thapar to calculate the length of time that he himself spoke and the time given to Mr. Maken to answer. The issue was assembly elections in Delhi and the leadership of Rahul Gandhi. "You are reading out statements, headlines of your own (about the failures of Rahul Gandhi)," Mr. Maken said, adding, "You spoke at least three times more." But that is the way Mr. Thapar conducts his programme. That is nothing but the truth.

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