India Today 'journalist' Preeti Choudhry shared an infographic that blamed 2nd runners-up for being 'vote cutters' on seats where Congress candidates lost to the BJP by a slim margin.
National Press Club said in a statement, "Security staff must be aware that reporters working in the U.S. are protected by the First Amendment, regardless of the nationality of the interview subject, reporter or security teams. This was an on-the-record interview with ground rules set between Mr. Sharma and Mr. Pitroda. The security team had no role related to the content or duration of the interview. They had no right or standing to take Sharma's phone from him or delete content.”
India Today Journalist Rohit Sharma was harassed by Congress workers in Dallas after he asked Sam Pitroda whether Rahul Gandhi will discuss attack on Hindus in Bangladesh
'You had no authority to record and no authority to use it," Delhi HC said, asking him to pull down the video he uploaded on X (formerly Twitter), accusing Ilmi of "abusing" an India Today video journalist.
According to the Axis My India exit poll, the BJP-led NDA is expected to win 2-4 seats in Tamil Nadu. The INDIA bloc, which has both DMK and Congress in it, is set to win 33-37 seats.