‘Fool’s Day’ prank: TDP complains to Editors Guild against newspaper

Naveen S Garewal

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Tribune News Service

Hyderabad, April 1

Objecting to an “April Fool’s Day” prank by a leading South Indian Newspaper, Andhra Pradesh (AP) main opposition party the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has written to the Editors Guild of India against the news where the newspaper said TDP was merging with the BJP.

The TDP has taken the “joke” badly because such rumours are doing the rounds.

The article claimed that the TDP is merging with the BJP, with the headline, “TD merges with BJP, Naidu finalises deal”.

Condemning the article, TDP leader Varla Ramaiah has written to the Editors Guild of India and the Press Council of India, urging them to take stern action against Resident Editor of the newspaper.

“Entertaining as it may appear to a section of politicians, the hoax manufactured by Sriram Karri sinks journalistic ethics to a new low and erodes people’s faith in journalism as a reliable arbiter of truth,” Varla Ramaiah’s letter said.

It alleged that the act was an indication of “shameless selling out” of the press.