A popular news daily that has established itself as a media empire over the course of several decades is known for its persistent smear campaigns against individuals who do not belong to the community of its owner. This has been a recurring pattern for many years.
For instance, a person who was responsible for 400-500 murders was portrayed as a savior of the people, while a victim who had lost his entire family but retaliated, was vilified and depicted as a criminal associated with factions.
The media played a significant role in turning an actor with poor Telugu pronunciation into a major star.
Through relentless manipulation, the media coerced its readers and viewers into accepting him as a big star, while neglecting to provide proper coverage and recognition for genuinely talented actors from other communities.
A labor leader known for his integrity became a target of a slanderous campaign orchestrated by this media outlet, as they decided to promote another newly emerged politician from the same community.
Similarly, a leader in Hyderabad, who had amassed a considerable following, was depicted as illiterate and worthless by this media house.
There were two former Chief Ministers of unified Andhra Pradesh who led modest lives in their old age.
One of them even had to sell his property to make ends meet and buy medicines during his final days.
However, this media house tarnished their reputation by labeling them as corrupt.
On the contrary, there were no former ministers from a political party backed by this media house who experienced financial hardships in their later years.
Most of them amassed great wealth that would suffice for luxurious needs for generations to come.
Recently, this same media house presented a mentally imbalanced individual and a TikTok artist as a learned economist, attempting to analyze the financial condition of Andhra Pradesh state.
The so-called economist made generalized allegations without proper evidence or conviction.
While social media finds amusement in the absurdity of this economist, for the aforementioned media house, he is considered a scholar, and whatever he says is treated as an oracle. It's a pity, but amusing.
