Why Chennai journalists went on a fast on Independence Day 25 years ago
On the morning of August 15, 2001, as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa hoisted the national flag at Fort St. George, about 3.5 km away, scores of journalists sat on a fast outside the M.A. Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, near the State Guest House in Chennai. About 48 hours earlier, several journalists, particularly photographers and…
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