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MUMBAI:
News Corporation chairman Rupert Murdoch today called on the
Sakaal group which belongs to the family of Union agriculture
minister and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI)
chief Sharad Pawar.
As
confirmed by sources, Murdoch and his team had a lunch meeting
with Sakaal group MD Pratap G Pawar, director Abhijit Pawar,
Sakaal Times editorial director Dileep Padgaonkar, TV projects
head Sanjay Dabke along with other senior members of the company.
The
agenda of the meeting was not known till the filing of this
report. When contacted, Dabke confirmed the meeting to Indiantelevision.com.
"Yes, we had a meeting, but I cannot disclose any details."
Headquartered
in Pune, Sakaal operations consist of three Marathi and two
English dailies and a slew of Marathi and English magazines.
As
reported earlier by Indiantelevision.com, the group
is also planning to launch Marathi regional channel Saam TV.
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