F Andhra Entertainment : Govt stopped Ads to Sakshi

Govt stopped Ads to Sakshi

By sy on 7:02:00 AM
Hyderabad, May 9: The state government has issued orders stopping advertisements to Sakshi newspaper and TV owned by the YSR Congress chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. A GO (no. 2097) was issued by the government on Thursday, stopping advertisements to Jagan’s media. Officials of the Information and Public Relations department have explained that the decision was taken in view of the CBI investigation and filing of charge-sheets against the newspaper and its owners, in a case of illegal procurement of funds and money laundering. It is learnt that the CBI has recently searched the Information and Public Relations department and seized 46 files concerning advertisements to the Sakshi media. The Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy has reportedly discussed the matter with the Advocate General Sudarshan Reddy and Information and Public relations Commissioner Chandravadan a couple of days ago. It is learnt that the Chief Minister has sought the opinion of the two on the propriety of continuing government’s patronage as CBI has filed charge-sheets about flow of illegal funds into the newspaper and TV channel. It is learnt that the three have decided that it would be perfectly legal to stop advertisements, pending finalization of the case. It is being said that Kiran Kumar Reddy is of the view that if the government strikes at the economic base of Jagan’s media before by-polls, it would be advantageous to the Congress party. Several leaders of the Congress party hold a view that Jagan’s popularity largely depended on his media and by forcing a near closure of Sakshi newspaper and TV channel, his influence could be considerably contained. But there are others in the ruling party who hold a different view. They feel that all these acts of persecution would only strengthen Jagan further.

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