ABN Andhra Jyothi

ABN Andhra Jyothi
Launched October 15th 2009
Network Amoda Broadcasting Network
Owned by Vemuri Radhakrishna
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
Slogan We report. You decide.
Country India
Language Telugu
Broadcast area South Asia
Headquarters Hyderabad, Telangana State, India
Website http://www.andhrajyothy.com/

ABN Andhra Jyothi is a Telugu all-news TV channel which was launched on 15 October 2009 from the stable of the Telugu daily – Andhra Jyothi. ABN stands for Aamoda Broadcasting Network, the company that will bring out this news channel.

This channel was launched by Vemuri Radhakrishna after the success of Andhra Jyothi news paper.

Achievements

The major achievement of this channel is to expose the Governor of Andhra Pradesh ND Tiwari sex scandal leading to his resignation from the post of the Governor.[1][2]

Controversies

S. Janardhan, an advocate from Hyderabad filed a petition in Ranga Reddy court seeking action against the misuse of funds by Mr V. Radha krishna, which was collected for the maintenance of Warangal-based conjoined twins Veena and Vani..[3][4][5]

The petitioner said that Andhra Jyothy had been collecting funds from citizens which they promised will be used for their maintenance. While the Telangana government came forward for their surgery, Andhra Jyothy took up their maintenance. Till June 2015, nearly Rs 25 lakh were collected for the twins..[3][4][5]

“But not even a single rupee was spent on the children and the money was diverted for the personal use of Radhakrishna,” said Mr Janardhan in his complaint. The court directed the Saroornagar police to register a case under Section 406, 420, 403 and 120(b) and submit a detailed report on the incident by November 16...[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ K.V. Ramana (2009-12-26). "86-yr-old Andhra governor targeted in sleaze CDs". DNA India.
  2. ↑ G.S. Radhakrishna (2009-12-27). "Misuse case against Tiwari". The Telegraph.
  3. 1 2 3 Sravani Telugu (5 April 2018). "ABN Radha Krishna Cheating Twins Veena and Vani". YouTube. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "Conjoined Twins, Broken Promises: Veena and Vani's Painful Story". Thequint.com. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  5. 1 2 3 "Andhra Jyothy MD faces inquiry". Deccanchronicle.com. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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