When the Chief Minister Mr. Y.V. Rajasekhar Reddy was alive, Congress Party started its own TV channel and news paper 'Sakshi'. After the tragic death of Mr. Reddy, his son Mr. Jaganmohan Reddy became the de-facto owner of 'sAkshi'. Day in and Day out, the channel is churning out the panegynics of Mr. Jagan and the YSR Congress Party, he started.
TV channels such as ABN Andhra Jyothi, N7, N Studio, E TV have created an impression of being the mouth pieces of Mr. Chandrababu Naidu and the TDP Party.
TRS too has its own channel.
Communist and BJP leaders in Andhra Pradesh seem to nurse a feeling that their utterances are not being reported adequately and properly both in print media and the electronic media.
The Communists have their own dedicated newspapers, read by the committed party members. Not satisfied with this, they now want TV channels.
Starting a TV channel is not as easy as munching chicken kababs. It requires substantial investments, which the supposed-to-be poorman's parties - the CPI and CPIM cannot mobilise. However, they have the notoriety of collecting funds from liquor contractors, for conducting party meetings. The parties may again approach the same liquor contractors.
Do the poor-man's parties really need TV channels?
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