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DD News journalists were not allowed to tie sacred thread on their wrist during Congress rule : Senior DD Journalist

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DD News senior journalist Ashok Srivastava

New Delhi – During the Congress Government, journalists of the State-run news channel ‘DD News’ were not allowed to tie sacred red thread on their wrists. Doordarshan officials used to threaten journalists saying no thread on the wrist should be visible during broadcast.

Ashok Srivastav, Senior Journalist of ‘DD News’, has revealed the reason for wearing the red thread on social media. He said, “When the Congress was in power, one day a high-ranking official called me and asked about the red thread on my wrist. I told them it was my identity. The official made it clear that the red thread I had tied on my wrist should not be seen on the screen. This incident took place in the year 2006.”

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