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DELHI: The Red FM radio station is understood to have informed
the information and broadcasting ministry that it had already
tendered its apology to Indian Idol winner Prashant
Tamang and the people of the Gorkha community for the inadvertent
remarks made by a radio jockey last week.
In
a reply to the Ministry’s notice handed over today, the
station is understood to have also said that appropriate action
would be taken against the radio jockey who made the remarks.
The
Ministry had on 29 September issued notice to Digital Radio
(Delhi) Broadcasting Limited, which operates the channel,
to 'show cause why action should not be taken against it ‘since
it is prima facie evident that the remarks are in violation
of the programme code of All India Radio'. The station had
been given till 4 pm this evening to reply.
Ministry
sources told indiantelevision.com that the reply was being
studied and appropriate action would be taken.
The
notice had said that para 11.2 of the Grant of Permission
Agreement to M/s Digital Radio (Delhi) Broadcasting Limited
was clear that the channel was supposed to follow the programme
code of AIR which prohibits any programmes attacking communities,
anything defamatory, incitement to violence and anything against
law and order.
In
its reply, the channel is understood to have reproduced a
statement issued by it consequent to the violent situation
created by its broadcast. The statement said ‘Red FM
hails Prashant Tamang's victory in Indian Idol and has been
supporting his entire journey right from the start. As soon
as we got to know that a section of the people have misinterpreted
some of the statements in our show as being insulting, we
have proactively cleared our stand. As the leader in the national
FM broadcasting space we are in the business of music and
providing joy to all our listeners. Our shows and RJ's use
humour and satire in their presentation and the popularity
of their shows is there for all to see’.
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