Hyderabad, June 29 -- Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and MLC Mahesh Kumar Goud strongly condemned the recent attack on the Maha News Channel office, calling it a "heinous and brutal act".
Speaking at a round table meeting organised by the channel on Sunday, Goud said that any attempt to intimidate the media is a direct attack on democracy.
He alleged that the attack was carried out by miscreants and rowdy elements, and warned that creating fear among media houses is unacceptable in a democratic society.
Turning his attention to the previous BRS regime, Goud accused its leaders of engaging in widespread phone tapping to serve political interests. He claimed that phones of political leaders, film personalities, judge...