Case against TV channels telecasting false news: MB Patil
“I don’t have any relationship with rowdy sheeter Cycle Ravi”
Bengaluru, July 17: “I don’t know who cycle Ravi is. But some electronic media and web portals have been tarnishing my image by telecasting false news that I have relationship with him. I have decided to file a case against such media houses”, said former minister MB Patil.
The TV channels and web portals have made the news that “I have relationship with Cycle Ravi and spoke to him over phone several times. The CCB officials are likely to interrogate me shortly”.
When he was in a programme at Vijayapura, one of his friends called him and informed that some TV channels have been telecasting news that the former minister has relationship with the rowdy sheeter. He was surprised to hear such news, he said.
“I am hearing the name of Cycle Ravi for the first time. I don’t know anything about his background and whereabouts. But the media have been saying that I have spoken to him over phone and sent messages. I could not understand this. When I spoke to CCB Joint Commissioner Sathish Kumar and asked him about the news, he told me that ‘the phone number being mentioned in the channels is not the phone number of Cycle Ravi. The phone number belongs to Mandya Congress leader Sachchidananda. But he does not know why the TV channels are making such news’. Some media have made me as a culprit and telecast the news repeatedly. Being accountable to the people, the media should know the reality before telecasting or publishing any news. But these media have crossed their limitations which is regrettable”, the Congress leader said.
“Mandya Congress worker Sachchidananda is a supporter of my close friend and former minister Ambareesh. I know him for several years. This time, he wanted to contest from Srirangapatna constituency from the Congress. I have spoken to him several times. But his phone number was mistaken as the number of Cycle Ravi and telecast false news only to tarnish my image in public life. I would file case against such TV channels and web portals in the court”, he said in a statement.
“TV channels have made big news taking the phone number of some others as the number of MB Patil. I would clarify that MB Patil does not have any relationship with Cycle Ravi”.
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Abhigyan Kundu hits 209 not out for first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India
Dubai (PTI): Wicketkeeper-batter Abhigyan Kundu on Tuesday created history with first-ever double ton in Youth ODIs for India, scoring an unbeaten against Malaysia in the U-19 Asia Cup match here.
The 17-year-old Kundu thus recorded only the second instance of a double century in Youth ODIs after South Africa's Jorich Van Schalkwyk, who had scored 215 off 153 balls against Zimbabwe earlier this year in Harare.
Batting at No 5, the left-handed Kundu hit an overall 19 fours and seven sixes to smash 209 not out off only 125 balls.
His knock powered India U-19 to a huge 408 for seven batting first.
Earlier in the same tournament, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had scored a 95-ball 171 against the UAE, which is overall the ninth highest individual score in the format.
