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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Is it unconstitutional to be right-wing in democratic India, asks A Surya Prakash


By Vasudha Venugopal, ET Bureau | 12 Nov, 2014, 04.39AM IST


NEW DELHI: "People who controlled the country's intellectual space for 60 years want everyone to be leftwing. Is it unconstitutional to be right-wing in democratic India?" asks A Surya Prakash, columnist and former journalist who recently took charge as chairman of Prasar Bharti that comprises Doordarshan and All India Radio. 

Prakash is a known critic of Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and his columns were said to be politically right-leaning. His appointment was cleared by a three-member committee after much delay. He says: "In democratic India, are you permitted only to be left-wing? I am not leftwing but does that make me rightwing? I have always written this way, but the test is the integrity test in our conduct." His short and long-term goals are clear — first to develop DD News as a world-class news channel and then move towards autonomy for Prasar Bharti. And he is confident that he will achieve both. 


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