In a letter to the editor of The New York Times, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has said that the publication’s editorial ‘India’s battered press’ is one-sided and gives the impression “that the raids on NDTV’s founders were a part of a “vendetta” against the broadcaster.”
The letter, written by CBI spokesman R. K. Gaur, goes on to say that “India does not require any lesson on freedom of the press from The Times. Our institutions and traditions are nurtured by our rich and diverse cultural heritage and democratic ethos.”
The editorial said, “The raids mark an alarming new level of intimidation of India’s news media under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.”
Mr. Gaur further went on to say that the editorial "states that NDTV Hindi was taken off the air for a day for reporting on a sensitive attack on an air base. The decision was arrived at after a proper inquiry in which NDTV also participated. No democracy can allow the country’s security and public safety to be compromised by irresponsible reporting of terrorist incidents."
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