Of Moles and Story Leaks

Sunday is a boring day at office. It’s sunny today but the mood is still gloomy, the aftereffect of the floods! Our friend GS has sent us spicy input, making up for the dull news at work. Since we already heard Jyotirmaya and Mukherjee make comments about the lady in question, we thought of running the accusatory mail from GS in full… tell us if it’s a fair thing to do, at apmedia@rediffmail.com. Over to GS:

We have heard about secret defence information leaking out from the War Room in Delhi! The Hyderabad media is also ridden with spies and leaks…. read on…A few weeks ago a Page Three supplement published with The Times of India carried a story on haunted houses in Hyderabad and Secunderabad. A few days later, the same story, in a re-hashed manner appeared in DC. Coincidence, one might infer? Not really, say those in the know.

The Editor of the ToI’s supplement is an ex DC staffer, who wormed her way into Times. Many ex staffers of Times say the lady is hardly seen at work but works hard to tip off DC tabloid editor about stories filed by her team! Ex Times staffers who now are with other papers say the lady sits on stories filed by her team, which soon appear in… well, where else…? They say her misplaced loyalty frustrated them, forcing them to quit. One guy, who handles the stories for a film magazine of the Times, filed a story about Victory Venkatesh. The story was held back only to appear in DC three days later. Angry, he stomped out and put in his papers. Many fail to understand how she is surviving despite complaints to the Times bosses.

This lady is also known for (demanding and) accepting expensive gifts from those who die to be talked about in the supplement. This accusation was made in public at a do in a star hotel by none other than Jyotirmaya. Sharma said this lady accepted a costly paintings in return for free write up in her paper!
DC insiders say their management is constantly updated on the goings on at Times, including internal emails, thanks to their contacts in Times. Sometimes, old loyalties never die. They just keep coming back, with lots of news!