Andhra Jyothi MD seeks Rs50 crore defamation from CM
A legal notice was served on Saturday against chief minister, YS Rajasekhara Reddy, by V Radha Krishna, MD of Telugu daily 'Andhra Jyothi'. In his legal notice, Krishna demanded damages to the tune of Rs 50 crore to be paid within ten days.
The arrest has enabled the newspaper management, which was locked in ’isolated battle’ against the chief minister since some time, to receive widespread support and sympathy nation-wide from all quarters.
Chief minister said that he is yet to receive the notice and he will respond only after receiving the same. He commented if he had to issue such notices to the same newspaper management for the damaging news published from time to time, the defamation amount would amount to Rs 500 crore.
In his legal notice, Krishna demanded damages to the tune of Rs 50 crore to be paid within ten days, failing to which, appropriate legal action would be initiated. The newspaper owner took advantage from the allegations of chief minister that the leader of opposition, N Chadnrababu Naidu had invested in the newspaper.
The notice, sent to the chief minister on June 26 by Radhakrishna’s advocate on behalf of M/s Aamoda Publications Private Limited, the publishers of Andhra Jyoti, quoted Reddy’s press conference in Delhi on June 19, 2008, alleging that former chief minister Chandrababu Naidu had invested in ’Andhra Jyothi’.
He also quoted that the chief minister’s similar allegations on July 24, 2007, on the floor of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly that ’Andhra Jyothi is Naidu’s own paper’. On the same day, the managing director refuted the charges and challenged the chief minister to prove it.
Krishna claimed that this act has tainted his image and damaged the reputation of the newspaper and intends to hit the owner of the newspaper in order to cause indirect benefit to someone else.
The legal notice alleged that chief minister has been resorting to such ’false and baseless’ allegation against Andhra Jyothi only to help his son’s daily newspaper, which was started recently.
It may be recalled that since becoming chief minister, Reddy has been accusing that `two newspapers’, referring to largest circulated Telugu daily ’Eenadu’ and ’Andhra Jyothi’, have been carrying false stories against his government with ’false and baseless’ corrupt allegations on his family members and also on his government.
He initiated actions against the financial institutions of Eenadu group chairman, Ch Ramoji Rao and also acquired some portion of land from Ramoji Film Studio alleging it was ’assigned’ land.
When Reddy’s government stopped issuing government advertisements to Andhra Jyothi, its MD approached the high court, which directed the government to release advertisements as per normal procedure.
To counter the influence of these two newspapers, chief minister’s son Y S Jaganmohan Reddy started a new daily news paper `Sakshi’ in Telugu in Feburary, this year. He will also start a new TV news channel soon.
Meanwhile, senior journalists and editors of various newspapers and electronic channels called upon the media not to cross the ’Lakshman Rekha’ while discharging its duties. Speaking at a round table conference on the freedom of the press organised by Jana Chaitanya Vedika in Hyderabad, on Sunday (June 29), they stressed that the media is on the need to promptly carry clarifications when mistakes are made.
Strongly condemning the attack on the Telugu daily `Andhra Jyothi’, by MRPS activities, many of them said had Manda Krishna Madiga chosen peaceful way of protesting against the newspaper, many of them would have joined them.
Stressing the need to fight unitedly against the attacks like the one on ’Andhra Jyothi’, some speakers wondered why champions of `free media’ were silent when Reddy’s government unleashed more severe attacks on Eenadu group.
Senior journalist, Potturi Venkateswara Rao, suggested that media organisations should constitute a separate cell of ombudsmen to get feedback when they err. He also said that the state government should refrain from vindictive uses of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
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ippudu manam choostunnam roju evidanga mana rajakeeya pokadalu elavunnayo mana gourava mukyamanthri garu eppudu choodu aaa rendu pathrikalu thappudu varthalu rasthai ani anduke nemo sakshi ane oka pathrikanu thana kumarudu aina jagan gariche open chesadu.modatlo sakshi icche advetasements choosina variki ee patrika nijanga sakshalu prachuristaydi anukunnaru kani papam em chestam aa ptrikalo anni asakshalu vastani evaru anukunnaru kevalam rangula kala ani mathrame ee pathrika kontunnaru modatlo ee pathrika sale anni pathrikala kante ekkuva deeniki karanam kevalam rendu rupayala pathrika kabatti kani ranu ranu manaku kavalasindi nijalu dabbulu kadu ani telusukunna prajalu konadam manesaru .ippudu ee pathrika kone vallantha mana congress nayakulu ante athishayokti kadu.ippudu mudu pathrikala madya uddam modalaindi .sakshilo vacche varthalu mana telugu pathrikalaku binnanga untai mana pathrikalo chalane congress netthina pettukunevi unnai kani avi eppudu inthaga bayata padaledu.ippudu adeperutho saxi tv ani channel ni open chesaru karanam paper choodani vallu tv choostaranna veella apoha manam choostune unnam saxi tv lo congreess nayakula thappulu em mathram choopincharu kani prathi pakshala varthalu gallilo ee sandulo unna vethiki mari patti cheptaru papam indulo pani chese varantha congress varu ayyi untaru andukuke kabolu ee arbatam antha.kevalam sakshi paper sakshi tv congress gurinchi goppalu cheppadanike open chesarani manakau ani pincha manadu .sakshi tv vallu kevalam congress vallane intrview theesukuntaru kani prathi pakshaladaggara interview theesukoru karanam vallani thitte choise dorakadu kanuka.sakshi vallu prachuristaru bc scolerships pencharu mana mukyamanthri garu vidudala chesaru ani inthavaraku mana andra pradesh lo enthamandiki scolerships supply chesaro vallagunde meeda chei vesukoni bahiranganga cheppamanandi samnadanam radu andari chaduvulu aipoyai scolerships andale vallu pade bhada veelakem telusu .cheppedi emitante nijalu nirbhayangarandi antha kalisi unda meedia vallu godavalu padithe prajalaku picchi vishayalethappa manchi nijalu thelise avakasham ledu.sanagala adyakshulu ani cheppuku thiri ge vallu mari ekkada unnaru bc sangam nayakulu krishnayya garu papam ippudu ayana rajakeeya seetlakosam potladuthunnaru.vidyarthula scolerships kosam kadu emanna ante sakshi paper interview ichhi ys s ga chala sedu antadu ekkada choopamanandi ee vidyarthuku eppudu scolerships istado appude bagachesadu ani gurthu tecchukunte manchidi
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ippudu manam choostunnam roju evidanga mana rajakeeya pokadalu elavunnayo mana gourava mukyamanthri garu eppudu choodu aaa rendu pathrikalu thappudu varthalu rasthai ani anduke nemo sakshi ane oka pathrikanu thana kumarudu aina jagan gariche open chesadu.modatlo sakshi icche advetasements choosina variki ee patrika nijanga sakshalu prachuristaydi anukunnaru kani papam em chestam aa ptrikalo anni asakshalu vastani evaru anukunnaru kevalam rangula kala ani mathrame ee pathrika kontunnaru modatlo ee pathrika sale anni pathrikala kante ekkuva deeniki karanam kevalam rendu rupayala pathrika kabatti kani ranu ranu manaku kavalasindi nijalu dabbulu kadu ani telusukunna prajalu konadam manesaru .ippudu ee pathrika kone vallantha mana congress nayakulu ante athishayokti kadu.ippudu mudu pathrikala madya uddam modalaindi .sakshilo vacche varthalu mana telugu pathrikalaku binnanga untai mana pathrikalo chalane congress netthina pettukunevi unnai kani avi eppudu inthaga bayata padaledu.ippudu adeperutho saxi tv ani channel ni open chesaru karanam paper choodani vallu tv choostaranna veella apoha manam choostune unnam saxi tv lo congreess nayakula thappulu em mathram choopincharu kani prathi pakshala varthalu gallilo ee sandulo unna vethiki mari patti cheptaru papam indulo pani chese varantha congress varu ayyi untaru andukuke kabolu ee arbatam antha.kevalam sakshi paper sakshi tv congress gurinchi goppalu cheppadanike open chesarani manakau ani pincha manadu .sakshi tv vallu kevalam congress vallane intrview theesukuntaru kani prathi pakshaladaggara interview theesukoru karanam vallani thitte choise dorakadu kanuka.sakshi vallu prachuristaru bc scolerships pencharu mana mukyamanthri garu vidudala chesaru ani inthavaraku mana andra pradesh lo enthamandiki scolerships supply chesaro vallagunde meeda chei vesukoni bahiranganga cheppamanandi samnadanam radu andari chaduvulu aipoyai scolerships andale vallu pade bhada veelakem telusu .cheppedi emitante nijalu nirbhayangarandi antha kalisi unda meedia vallu godavalu padithe prajalaku picchi vishayalethappa manchi nijalu thelise avakasham ledu.sanagala adyakshulu ani cheppuku thiri ge vallu mari ekkada unnaru bc sangam nayakulu krishnayya garu papam ippudu ayana rajakeeya seetlakosam potladuthunnaru.vidyarthula scolerships kosam kadu emanna ante sakshi paper interview ichhi ys s ga chala sedu antadu ekkada choopamanandi ee vidyarthuku eppudu scolerships istado appude bagachesadu ani gurthu tecchukunte manchidi
koteswara rao
it is the responsibility of any news paper to educating the people about the govt. failures.ysr must pay 50 crores for
wrong propaganda for defaming the andra jyothi
v.srinivas
It is fact that YSR performing very well . the truth will not digest very easily . the role of andhra jyothi is to defame ysr and to bring the TDP into power in next elections .people knows about ysr and andhra jyothi( is biased). YSR no need to pay 50 cr
Kranthi
The two news papers eenadu and andhra jyothi are constantly printing false news to bring down congress Government in A.P. If you read those news papers daily, some of the news they print are so phony to the extent of being laughable. Managements of these two news paers are in constant fear that if Y.S.R comes to power in next elections, they will be finished. So, expect to see more lies in these two papers especially eenadu since Ramoji rao is caught in legal web ryt now from which he can freed only if TDP comes to power.
bsraju
radha krishna is very much correct at his position, the CM should pay 50 crores or he should shut his mouth.
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