
Continuing his series of squabbles in Kerala, governor Arif Mohammad Khan today refused to speak at a press conference until journalists from two Malayalam news channels departed.
Khan had held a news briefing at Ernakulam Guest House in Kochi earlier today. The two channels in question were Kairali TV and MediaOne. Kairali TV is backed by the CPIM. MediaOne, operated by Madhyamam Broadcasting Ltd, was barred from transmitting by the union government earlier this year over “security concerns”.