Family
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Individuals
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News media groups and news media outlets
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Ref
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Political Affiliation
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Ambani
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Mukesh Ambani
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Network 18 Group
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[3]
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Firstpost, CNN-News18, News18 India
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Agarwal
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Ramesh Chandra Agarwal
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Dainik Bhaskar Group
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[4]
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Dainik Bhaskar
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Badal
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Sukhbir Singh Badal (P)
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PTC News
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[5]
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Shiromani Akali Dal
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Bahl
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Raghav Bahl, Ritu Kapur
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Quintillion Media Pvt Ltd
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[6]
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The Quint
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Ritu Kapoor associated with foreign council British Council
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Chopra
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Vijay Kumar Chopra
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The Hind Samachar Limited
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[7]
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Punjab Kesari
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Darda
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Rajendra Darda (P), Vijay J. Darda (P)
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Lokmat Media Group
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[8][9]
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Congress
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Lokmat
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Congress
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Goenka
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Ramnath Goenka, Viveck Goenka
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Express Group
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[10]
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First founder Deshbandhu Gupta associated with Congress
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The Indian Express, The Financial Express, Jansatta, Loksatta, Lokprabha
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Gupta
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Puran Chandra Gupta
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Jagran Prakashan Limited
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[11]
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Sanjay Gupta
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Dainik Jagran
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The Inquilab
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[12]
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Sahu Jain
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–
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The Times Group
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[13]
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Dalmia family > Taken over by Sahu Shreyans Prasad Jain family
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The Times of India, Times Now, Mumbai Mirror, The Economic Times, Bangalore Mirror, Ahmadabad Mirror, Cricbuzz
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Karunanidhi
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Kanimozhi Karunanidhi
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Kalaignar TV Private Limited
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[14]
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DMK
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Kalaignar Seithigal
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DMK
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Kasturi
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S. Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
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Kasturi and Sons Limited
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[15]
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The Hindu, The Hindu Group
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Khan
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Zahid Ali Khan (J, P)
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The Siyasat Daily
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[16]
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Telugu Desam Party
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Kothari
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Gulab Kothari
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The Patrika Group
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[17]
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Rajasthan Patrika, Catch News, Balhans, Chotu Motu, Radio FM Tadka, Patrika TV
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Kumar, Chandran
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M. V. Shreyams Kumar (P)
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Mathrubhumi, Mathrubhumi News
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[18]
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Janata Dal (Secular) Kerala
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Maheshwari
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Rajul Maheshwari
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Amar Ujala
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[19]
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Mappillai
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Kandathil Varghese Mappillai
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The Malayala Manorama Company
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[20][21]
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Catholic (No association with party seen)
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Malayala Manorama
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Maran
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Kalanithi Maran (B)
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Sun Group
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[22]
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
AIA DMK / DMK
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Sun TV Network, Dinakaran, Red FM
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Panda
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Baijayant Panda (P)
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Odisha Television Limited
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[23]
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BJD > then > BJP
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Odisha TV
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Pawar
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Supriya Sule (P)
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Sakal Media Group
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[24]
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NCP Nationalist Congress Party
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Sakal, Sakal Times, Gomantak, Gomantak Times, Saam TV
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NCP Nationalist Congress Party
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Purie
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Aroon Purie
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India Today Group
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[25][26]
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India Today, India Today (TV), Aaj Tak Aaj Tak Tez, Delhi Aaj Tak, Mail Today, Business Today
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-
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Ramoji Rao
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Ramoji Rao
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ETV Network, Eenadu
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[27]
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Reddy
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Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (P)
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Sakshi
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[28][29]
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YSR Congress Party
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Sakshi TV, Sakshi newspaper
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Adani
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Gautam Adani
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NDTV
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[30]
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NDTV 24x7, NDTV India, NDTV Prime, NDTV Profit, Good Times, Gadgets360, NDTV Imagine
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Sarkar
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Ashok Kumar Sarkar
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ABP Group
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[4]
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Anandabazar Patrika, ABP News, ABP Ananda, ABP Majha, The Telegraph
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Sarma
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Riniki Bhuyan Sarma
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Pride East Entertainments Private
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[31]
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Riniki Bhuyan Sharma, managing director of Pride East Entertainment, is married to Himanta Biswa Sarma, Chief Minister of Assam.
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News Live, North East Live
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Congress ?> BJP
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Sharma
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Rajat Sharma
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Independent News Service
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[3]
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IndiaTV
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Nehru-Gandhi family
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Soniya Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi
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National Herald, Qaumi Awaz, Navjivan
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Congress
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Nath
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The Caravan
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[32]
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Rane
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Prahar
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Swabhiman Party
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Rane
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Dhadak
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Thackerey
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Uddhav Thackeray (P)
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Saamana
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[33]
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Shiv Sena
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–
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Rajan Raheja Group
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Outlook
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[34]
|
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–
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Shobhana Bhartia (B, P)
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Hindustan Times, Hindustan, Livemint
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[8][35]
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Her grandfather G. D. Birla; CONGRESS
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–
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T. V. Ramasubbaiyer
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Dinamalar
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[36]
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–
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S. P. Adithanar
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Dina Thanthi
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[37][38]
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We Tamils (Tamil: நாம் தமிழர்) party
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–
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Subhash Chandra (P, B)
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Zee Media, WION, Zee News
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[4][39]
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BJP
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–
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Chanda Mitra (P, J)
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The Pioneer
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[8]
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BJP
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Note: P: politician, J: journalist, B: businessperson
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