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Lokesh picks up channel reporter as PA!

Lokesh picks up channel reporter as PA!

Telugu Desam Party general secretary and Andhra Pradesh information technology minister Nara Lokesh has appointed a personal assistant to take care of his departmental affairs.

Inquiries revealed that this personal secretary is Chaitanya, who was till recently a senior correspondent working for a popular Telugu news channel.

Chaitanya was looking after the TDP affairs in the channel, which is also known for its pro-TDP leanings. This young reporter is known for his active coverage of news and is very active in the media circles.

Perhaps that is the reason why Chaitanya was cherry-picked by Lokesh after he became the minister. Though it is a matter of choice for Lokesh to appoint Chaitanya as his PA, it clearly shows how reporters working on a particular political beat tend to get affinity towards the political party.

In fact, it is an open secret in the media circles that reporters working on a particular political party beat for a long time behave as if they are the activists of the party.

On many occasions, these reporters take up the responsibility of organising dinners and lunches for other reporters on behalf of a political party.

And it is all the more evident in the case of media persons working in the media houses owned by political parties.

For example, a senior reporter of Namasthe Telangana daily took up the responsibility of media coordination for a dinner hosted by Chief Minister’s Office recently.

So is the case with journalists working for Sakshi daily owned by YSR Congress party president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy and they behave as if they are the YSRC party workers during elections and on other occasions.

So, no wonder Lokesh preferred a journalist working on a TDP beat on behalf of a pro-TDP channel as his personal assistant, because he behaves like more loyal than the king!

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