Republic gives Economic Times 24-hour notice on fake story; 9pm deadline for Mumbai Police

A completely fake news story has been published in some media publications including Mid-Day, Ecomic Times and ors. unsubstantiated accusations me rein are completely scurrilous and we are shocked at incessant attempts to spre lies and canards about Republic Media Network without doing a single basic fact check.

In latest fake news story, attempts have w been me to spre a false narrative that Hansa Research Group Pvt Ltd (‘Hansa Research’) paid money to Republic Media Network. CFO of Republic Media Network has been completely falsely cited to make scurrilous, unverified and malafide assertions.

It is categorically clarified that Hansa Research has never done any business with Republic. articles that have pedalled fake story are completely wrong, bereft of facts, prima facie planted by Mumbai Police and certainly published without basic verification by respective media houses concerned. In seeming  hunger to plant and run fake news, all sense of balance seems to have been lost by a section of media.  

Republic Media Network is Number 1 news network in India and in media industry we work with a large number of clients. We work with and through respectable media ncies. Hansa Vision is one such media ncy which has done business with regard to a global brand with Republic for purpose of vertising on our Network. payment me by Hansa Vision to Republic is in lieu of on-air vertising done for period of October 2017 to October 2018. To put record straight: all channels receive vertising from media buying companies and that is t a crime. se facts are completely legitimate and in open, backed by way of documentation for every transaction relating to it.

vertising contracts and payments reby are a rm in brocast news industry, and t an illegality. To use this vertising payment to ar entity, to twist and craft a lie about companies paying Republic to increase Republic's ratings, is t just absurd but also malafide.

We are hereby giving Mid-Day and Ecomic Times and Bennett, Coleman and Company Limited 24 hours to issue an official public apology and corrigendum (in print, on digital platforms and across its official social media handles). Failure to do so shall and will result in legal action by Republic against m in 24 hours.

Mumbai Police should eir deny or confirm story, officially by 9pm today. We are issuing an official letter to m to this effect given irrational and fake leaks. Hourable Supreme Court has cautioned against irresponsible public statements but it is evident that Mumbai Police isn't complying with ir observations.  

It appears that Mumbai Police which doesn’t understand difference between media ncy Hansa Vision and company Hansa Research, in its nda to continue ir vendetta campaign against Republic have resorted to plant fake stories bereft of fact, logic and substance. This is part of long-drawn and pledged nda of Mumbai Police under Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh to work overtime to try and frame Republic, but  facts cant be crafted to suit  whims and fancies of interest groups. truth will always prevail. 

This, and or fabricated mistruths and motivated lies are defamatory and shall t go unchallenged by us furr. Every unsubstantiated, lie-ridden conspiracy ory spre will be subject to legal action by Republic Media Network. 

We are appalled that “legacy” news organisations carrying this fake news story didn’t care to run even a basic fact check before story was published. In that, very fundamentals of journalism have been overlooked in what seems like thrill to publicise a fake narrative against Republic Media Network. 

Unlike certain sections of media, Republic Media Network is proudly transparent, our ownership is public, our transactions are clean and our bank balances are in open.

Republic Media Network has always believed in speaking truth to power. We believe that even amidst se canard of lies - truth will stand tall on its own legs. truth does t need crutches.