Staff sacked for pro-BJP article in AIADMK mouthpiece

A day after the ruling AIADMK’s mouthpiece Namadhu Puratchi Thalaivi Amma published an article hailing the ties between the AIADMK and the BJP and lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the publication on Monday sacked two editorial staff over the piece.

Though the author of the controversial article was a freelance contributor, two sub-editors, who were held accountable by the daily’s management for publishing the content, were removed from service on Monday, a source in the publication said.