Don't need lessons on press freedom: CBI to NYT on NDTV raids

June 16, 2017 18:39

The Central Bureau of Investigation, in a letter to the editor of The New York Times, has said that its 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 says 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'.

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