Just a few months ago he wanted to bring in all media (electronic, social, print) under the Press council of India ambit.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article3832839.ece
As an Indian, I've tuned myself to ignore his statements completely. This article doesn't belong on HN.
This really needs an attention. And I think by brining TV into PCI, I guess he is trying to attempt to scrub bogus self-promotion of political parties.
Please tell me why this would wrong?
Your response to this would be to put everyone's speech in the hands of a select few who can filter and pick as they see fit?
On the other hand, we have a rabidly partisan print media instead, which is now moving onto the internet (daily mail, guardian, etc).
The other leading paper eenadu in AP is accused of projecting another leader for decades. (In fact Sakshi was started to counter the propaganda) :)