After the Raid and Interrogation: Paranjoy in Conversation with The AIDEM
The nation is facing an unprecedented crack down on media that dares to ask questions to the government at the Centre and its associates. The scale of the attack by the Delhi Police on news portal NewsClick brought back memories of the dark days of Emergency. Paranjoy Guha Thakurtha, renowned economic affairs analyst and columnist, was among the more than 40 people picked up for questioning as part of this exercise.
He shared his experience during the police interrogation as well as his views on the larger social and political context of the raids with Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Managing Editor, The AIDEM and journalist Anand Haridas in The AIDEM Interactions.
Thank you for this lively interactions. Good to see that the agencies have not been able crush Paranjoy’s powerful journalistic values. The boldness of his character and journalism shines through this interview too ..