Dhanya Rajendran slays Arnab Goswami, Republic TV after it sends legal notice to her website
Bengaluru: Editor-in-Chief of news website The News Minute, Dhanya Rajendran on Thursday took a dig at Arnab Goswami and his channel Republic TV after the latter served a notice of The News Minute over what The News Minute said was an “error”.
Earlier, The News Minute had published a news article titled “Explainer: BARC audit report shows employees colluded to change channel ratings”. The article was published on the website on January 26. In response to the article, the Republic TV sent a legal notice to the website alleging the website tried to “falsely and maliciously concoct a story about findings on Mr. Dasgupta to any specific “exchanges” with Mr. Goswami.”
The News Minute on Thursday posted a corrigendum through their official Twitter handle and wrote “A section in the article said that the BARC Audit report came to a conclusion on the basis of Partho Dasgupta's exchanges with Arnab Goswami. This was an error”.
In another tweet, The News Minute wrote “The conclusion was based on exchanges between Partho Dasgupta and several people in BARC and three emails he sent Arnab Goswami before the launch of Republic TV. The error is regretted”.
Corrigendum: A section in the article said that the BARC Audit report came to a conclusion on the basis of Partho Dasgupta's exchanges with Arnab Goswami. This was an error. (1/2)
— The News Minute (@thenewsminute) January 28, 2021
The Republic TV was quick to seize the opportunity and responded with a reply to the tweet adding that the corrigendum from The News Minute was in response to the legal notice it served to the company.
The Republic replied “This is in response to a legal notice we served today to @thenewsminute through our lawyer Tanmaya Mehta on the false reporting in @thenewsminute trying to falsely & maliciously concoct a story about findings on Mr. Dasgupta to any specific “exchanges” with Mr Goswami.”
This is in response to a legal notice we served today to @thenewsminute through our lawyer Tanmaya Mehta on the false reporting in @thenewsminute trying to falsely & maliciously concoct a story about findings on Mr Dasgupta to any specific “exchanges” with Mr Goswami. 1/n https://t.co/8fZxONY3kx
— Republic (@republic) January 28, 2021
Dhanya Rajendran who heads the news website took a dig at Republic TV and its Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami without naming him and wrote “we are decent journalists who may make small mistakes, but will own up to them, as opposed to bullies with powerful friends in Lutyens Delhi.”
Dhanya further slammed Republic adding “They spew venom, insuinate, gloat over TRPs covering deaths, then serve notices.”
Yes, we are decent journalists who may make small mistakes, but will own up to them, as opposed to bullies with powerful friends in Lutyens Delhi. They spew venom, insuinate, gloat over TRPs covering deaths, then serve notices. https://t.co/BjbaNvckht
— Dhanya Rajendran (@dhanyarajendran) January 28, 2021
The online spat between Dhanya Rajendran and the Republic TV comes amidst the controversy over the alleged leaked WhatsApp chat of Arnab Goswami with Partho Dasgupta, the former Chairman of BARC which has triggered a nationwide outrage against Goswami and his channel.
Goswami in the alleged leaked chat is seen sending text messages to Dasgupta celebrating the dastardly Pulwama attack.
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Arif Mohammad Khan becomes new Bihar Governor, ex-Home Secretary Bhalla to take charge of Manipur
New Delhi, Dec 24: Former Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has been appointed the governor of strife-torn Manipur, ex-Army chief Vijay Kumar Singh is the new Mizoram governor while Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has been shifted to Bihar as part of gubernatorial appointments effected by President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday.
Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar has been named the governor of Kerala in place of Khan, according to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Arif Mohammed Khan has been appointed as Bihar Governor, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said in a statement.
President Murmu has accepted the resignation of Odisha Governor Raghubar Das, it said.
Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati has been appointed as the new Odisha Governor in place of Das, the statement said.
These appointments will take effect from the dates they will assume charge of their respective offices, it added.
