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The Controversial Top Journalist Resigns From NDTV

Ravish Kumar has been an integral part of NDTV for more than two decades and has won several awards including the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay award and Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award twice.

He resigned from his post as the senior executive editor at NDTV India, on Wednesday, 30 November 2022, as per an internal email by the network. In the email, NDTV said that the resignation was effective immediately.

This comes just a day after the channel’s founders and promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy resigned from their position as director on the board of RRPR Holding Private Limited.

On 28 November 2022, NDTV’s promoter RRPR Holding Private Limited transferred Its shares constituting 99.5% of its equity capital to the Adani Group-owned Vishvapradhan Commercial. This comes amid an open offer by the Adani group to acquire NDTV that is set to close on 5 December 2022.

Suparna Singh, the president of NDTV Group said, “Few journalists have impacted people as much as Ravish. This reflects in the immense feedback about him; in the crowds he draws everywhere; in the prestigious awards and recognition he has received, within India and internationally; and in his daily reports, which champion the rights and needs of those who are under-served.”

“Ravish has been an integral part of NDTV for decades; his contribution has been immense, and we know he will be hugely successful as he embarks on a new beginning,” she said.

He used to host a number of programs including Ravish ki Report, Prime Time, Hum Log and Des Ki Baat.

Sudipta Bhattacharya, the chief technology officer of Adani group; Sanjay Pugalia, senior journalist and CEO of Adani’s AMG Media Network; and journalist Senthil Sinniah Chengalvarayan are taking over as directors of the board, NDTV said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday night.

RRPR holds 29.18 percent stake in NDTV news channel, which has been acquired by Adani Group. However, The Roy couple still holds 32.26 percent stake in NDTV as promoters and have not resigned from the board of the news channel.

Spriha Rai

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