Zee sues Express

IN Media Watch Briefs | 07/06/2017

DNA reports that Zee Media has filed a criminal defamation case against the Indian Express,  columnist Coomi Kapoor (author of the defamatory article), managing editor Viveck Goenka, whole-time directors Vaidehi Chintaman Thakar and Anant Viveck Goenka and Shibhana Subramanian. Though the item which gave offence is not specified, the case probably relates to this item concerning Zee and Subhash Chandra.                                    

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