Hyderabad, Feb. 20 -- The Bowenpally police registered an FIR against a journalist who works at Andhra Jyothi, a Telugu-based news organisation in Hyderabad.

The FIR was registered on February 18, after a complaint filed by Ankala Sai Sarath who alleged that the journalist Thotta Sudheer, published a 'manipulated' newspaper article against Bharatiya Janata Party Secunderabad Cantt MLA Sriganesh N, during the inauguration of the underground drainage programme that took place in Temple Rock Enclave the previous day.

According to the complaint, the article's headline stated - Ramakrishna Sahakaram Thone MLA Ayya: Sriganesh - which the complainant alleged the BJP MLA had not said anything related to it and was completely "misleading, basele...