Doordarshan sruggling to maintain freedom, tweets Modi

May 03, 2014 11:18

The BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has taken a swipe at the government over the issue of his edited interview that was telecast on national broadcaster Doordarshan.

"I feel very sad to see our National TV channel struggling to maintain its professional freedom," Mr Modi tweeted on Saturday, using the occasion of Word Press Freedom Day to make his point.

He also posted, "We have witnessed the horrors of Emergency when freedom of press & freedom of expression were suppressed. It is a blot on our democracy".

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