Star of Mysore newspaper seeks apology over editorial referring one community as rotten apples
Mangaluru: Star of Mysore, an evening daily of Mysuru, has apologized on its front page on April 10, for indirectly comparing a particular community to "rotten apples" and for seemingly calling for getting “rid” of them.
There was widespread outrage about the objectionable content published in the editorial titled, “Bad apples in the basket“ on April 6. Though the name of any community was not mentioned in the article, it pointed out costume, population percentage of a community and said, "These rotten apples spoil the rest of the good apples. An ideal solution to the problem created by bad apples is to get rid of them, as the former leader of Singapore did a few decades ago or as the leadership in Israel is currently doing.” With these words, the newspaper was accused of indirectly promoting ethnic cleansing.
While KB Ganapathy is the Editor in-Chief of Star of Mysore, M Govinde Gowda is the editor of the newspaper.
There was also a demand that the editors of such provocative editorials be immediately arrested. Siddharth KJ, Manavi Atri and Maitreyi Krishnan of The Campaign for Ethical Media Reporting issued a notice to the editors of the newspaper and asked to immediately seek apology over this objectionable editorial, otherwise legal action would be taken.
On Friday, the Star of Mysore apologized on its front page. “To our readers, an apology. Following the publication of the editorial titled ‘Bad apples in the basket’ … we learn that it has hurt the feelings of some of our readers. It was mainly focused on the spread of the deadly COVID-19. If it has hurt the sentiments and feelings of our readers by our lapse in judgments, SOM sincerely regrets and apologises for the same,” the editor said in the note.
On April 6th, an editorial in an English daily called the Star of Mysore - edited by KB Ganapathy- made a Nazi style, barely camouflaged call for the genocide of Muslims in India. No action whatsoever has been taken. Just another normal day for the Indian media. pic.twitter.com/b1KGFwpJWB
— Yeh Log ! (@yehlog) April 10, 2020
On April 6th, an editorial in an English daily called the Star of Mysore - edited by KB Ganapathy- made a Nazi style, barely camouflaged call for the genocide of Muslims in India. No action whatsoever has been taken. Just another normal day for the Indian media. pic.twitter.com/b1KGFwpJWB
— Yeh Log ! (@yehlog) April 10, 2020
@DCMysuru @Star_Of_Mysore is spreading communal hatred by publishing xenophobic articles. Please take action against the chief editor and editor of the evening daily. @cjwerleman @KhaledBeydoun @UNHumanRights @RanaAyyub @ashoswai @ReallySwara @fayedsouza @SaketGokhale
— Mubariz (@Muby) April 10, 2020
Let the Truth be known. If you read VB and like VB, please be a VB Supporter and Help us deliver the Truth to one and all.
Nandini joins RCB as official dairy partner for IPL-2026 T-20 season
Bengaluru (PTI): The KMF on Tuesday announced that its brand Nandini has partnered with RCB for the 2026 edition of the IPL T-20 cricket, which is scheduled to begin from March 28.
Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is the state's leading dairy cooperative brand and second-largest dairy co-operative in India.
"KMF-Nandini is partnering with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League T-20 cricket, which is scheduled to begin from 28 March-2026. RCB, the defending champions of the tournament, are one of the league's most popular franchises with a worldwide fan presence," KMF said in a statement.
Speaking about the association, B Shivaswamy, Managing Director, KMF said, "KMF and RCB represent the coming together of two great national brands rooted in Karnataka and we are looking forward to interacting with the passionate fans of RCB during the league this season."
According to him, KMF-Nandini has been designated as the "Official Dairy Partner' of this League and will be entitled to various activations as part of the association.
"We are delighted to be partnering with the RCB team. It is a reiteration of our continued support of sport," it added.
Rajesh Menon, Chief Operating Officer, RCB, said: "We are delighted to partner with KMF (Nandini) for this season. As two iconic brands rooted in Karnataka, this partnership is built on shared values of excellence, trust and a deep connection with our community. Nandini's legacy and household presence across the state make this association truly special, and we look forward to creating meaningful moments for fans together throughout the season."
