Senior journalist Ravish Kumar has resigned from his post as the senior executive editor at NDTV, a day after the news channel’s founders Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy quit as directors on the board of RRPR Holding private limited (RRPRH).
In an internal mail on Wednesday, NDTV said that his resignation was effective immediately. “Few journalists have impacted people as much as Ravish. This reflects in the immense feedback about him: in the ‘crowds he draws everywhere; in the prestigious awards and recognition he has received, within India and internationally,” it said.
Few journalists have impacted people as much as Ravish, the mail stated adding, “This reflects in the immense feedback about him: in the crowds he draws everywhere; in the prestigious awards and recognition he has received, within India and internationally,”
Kumar won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for “harnessing journalism to give voice to the voiceless” in September 2019.
On Tuesday, the resignations of Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy as the directors of RRPRH was accepted by the channel.
In August this year, Adani Group announced that it will acquire a 29.18% stake in NDTV. However, NDTV had said that the takeover was done without the consent or any sort of notice served to its founders Radhika and Prannoy.
The Adani Group, a diversified conglomerate, decided to make an open offer to acquire an additional 26% stake in media firm. This will bring the group’s total stake to 55.18%, enough to allow it to take NDTV’s ownership rights. The open offer began on November 22 and win continue till December 5.
