RSS sorry for damage; says channel violated journalistic norms

The RSS today alleged that a television news channel, which was attacked by suspected Sangh workers here, had violated "norms of decent journalism" and regretted the damage to "some small property" during the protest against the media house.

"It was a peaceful demonstration. We are sorry that flower pots and some small property were damaged. We would have been happier had these damages not taken place," RSS leader Ram Madhav said about yesterday's attack on office of a news channel.

He claimed that though there were 2,000 people there, no one was injured.

Madhav asserted that though several newspapers had reported on the alleged involvement of Sangh leaders in terror activities, this news channel had "violated norms of decent journalism".

Suspected Sangh Parivar activists had barged into the office of a TV news channel here yesterday and vandalised the lobby after it telecast a sting operation on an alleged plot to assassinate vice- president Hamid Ansari.

The activists stormed into the building housing Headlines Today and its sister channel Aaj Tak. They damaged furniture in the office lobby, police said.