CHENNAI: Around 50 journalists in the city on Tuesday staged a demonstration at the Chennai Press Club condemning the mob attacks against journalists covering Delhi riots.
The journalists, including reporters, photo and video journalists, urged Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami to intervene in the issue and ensure protection of journalists from Tamil Nadu who are covering the Delhi riots.
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Arvind Gunasekar of NDTV, was one of the journalists who was hospitalised after being allegedly attacked by a mob while he was covering the protests. The journalists here raised slogans not to curb press freedom and covered their mouths with black bands.