Sitharaman slams DD over ads during live Telugu music
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed Doordarshan for broadcasting advertisements during the live telecast of a musical event paying tribute to Telugu saint-composer Thyagaraja. Prasar Bharati CEO Shashi Shekhar termed the incident as "absolutely unfortunate" and promised strict action. Sitharaman had earlier expressed happiness over watching the performances in a series of tweets.