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In November 2013, Tejpal stepped aside as editor for six months after a woman colleague alleged [[sexual harassment]] and [[misconduct]] by him.<ref>{{cite news|author=PTI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tarun-tejpal-steps-aside-as-tehelka-editor-for-6-months/article5374772.ece|title=Tarun Tejpal steps aside as Tehelka Editor for 6 months|location=New Delhi|publisher=The Hindu|date=2013-11-21|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> Managing editor [[Shoma Chaudhury]]'s handling of this case was criticised. This got intense public attention and media scrutiny because the magazine's had portrayed itself till then as a protector of women's rights and against sexual violence.<ref name=NYTBarry>{{cite news|title=Editor in India, Known for Investigations Into Corruption, Is Accused of Rape|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/world/asia/editor-in-india-known-for-investigations-into-corruption-is-accused-of-rape.html|accessdate=24 November 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 November 2013|author=Ellen Barry}}</ref>
In November 2013, Tejpal stepped aside as editor for six months after a woman colleague alleged [[sexual harassment]] and [[misconduct]] by him.<ref>{{cite news|author=PTI|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tarun-tejpal-steps-aside-as-tehelka-editor-for-6-months/article5374772.ece|title=Tarun Tejpal steps aside as Tehelka Editor for 6 months|location=New Delhi|publisher=The Hindu|date=2013-11-21|accessdate=2013-11-21}}</ref> Managing editor [[Shoma Chaudhury]]'s handling of this case was criticised. This got intense public attention and media scrutiny because the magazine's had portrayed itself till then as a protector of women's rights and against sexual violence.<ref name=NYTBarry>{{cite news|title=Editor in India, Known for Investigations Into Corruption, Is Accused of Rape|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/23/world/asia/editor-in-india-known-for-investigations-into-corruption-is-accused-of-rape.html|accessdate=24 November 2013|newspaper=The New York Times|date=22 November 2013|author=Ellen Barry}}</ref>


==Corporate Details ==
As per the documents with the Registrar of Companies, for the fiscal ended March 31, 2012, the details of ownership, board of directors and financials are stated as below <ref name=ET_KKS>{{cite news|title=Will Tehelka's real owners please stand up?
| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/will-tehelkas-real-owners-please-stand-up/articleshow/26226176.cms|accessdate=27112013|newspaper=Economic Times|date=23 November 2013|author=Sruthijith KK}}</ref>

<ref name=IE_2411>{{cite news|title=I don't own any stake with Tehelka publishers, says Kapil Sibal, donor to Tehelka |
url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/i-dont-own-any-stake-with-tehelka-publishers-says-kapil-sibal-donor-to-tehelka/1198879/| accessdate=27112013|newspaper=Indian Express| date = Nov 24 2013}}</ref>

===Ownership===
Tehelka is owned by Anant Media Pvt Ltd. <ref name=ET_KKS/>
* 65% equity in Anant Media Pvt Ltd is owned by Royal Building and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd <ref name=IE_2411/>
** 85% equity in Royal Building and Infrastructure is owned by KDS Corporation, a holding company of sorts for a number of companies that are part of the Alchemist group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in food processing, retail, hospitality, real estate and other sectors. In 2012, the government had ordered a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into Alchemist group companies.
*** 23.93% equity in KDS Corp is owned by [[KD Singh]] and his wife Mrs Harpreet Kaur. KD Singh is an industrialist and [[Trinamool Congress]] [[Rajya Sabha]] member
* 19% equity in the company is held by Tejpal<ref name=ET_KKS/><ref name=IE_2411/>
* 10% equity held held by family and friends of Tejpal <ref name=ET_KKS/><ref name=IE_2411/>
* 5% equity held by a company called Weldon Polymers Pvt Ltd.<ref name=ET_KKS/>
* One of the minority share holders is Senior advocate [[Ram Jethmalani]], who has also legally represented Tejpal in previous occasions.<ref name=ET_KKS/>
* A tiny 0.04% of the equity is held by the Law Minister [[Kapil Sibal]. Mr Sibal has clarified that he had in 2003 only given a donation of Rs. 5 Lakh to Tejpal for starting the print edition and had not purchased any equity in the company.<ref name=IE_2411/>

===Board of Directors===
* Tarun Tejpal <ref name=ET_KKS/>
* Neena Sharma (Tejapal's sister)<ref name=ET_KKS/>
* Satish Mehta and 1 other members nominated by the Alchemist group<ref name=ET_KKS/>

===Financials===
For FY2012, Anant media posted a loss of Rs. 10.5 crore (105 million), down from a loss of Rs. 16 crores (160 million) in FY2011. In FY2012, Anant Media received an unsecured loan of Rs. 19 crore (190 Million) from Royal Building and Infrastructure, the Alchemist group company. <ref name=ET_KKS/>


==Match-fixing scandal (2000)==
==Match-fixing scandal (2000)==

Revision as of 17:53, 26 November 2013

Tehelka
Managing editorShoma Chaudhury
Former editorsAniruddha Bahal
CategoriesNews weekly
FounderTarun Tejpal
First issue2000–2003 (website)

2004–2007 (tabloid)

2007–onwards (magazine)
CountryIndia
Based inGreater Kailash, New Delhi
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
Websitewww.tehelka.com, www.tehelkahindi.com

Tehelka (Hindi: "Sensational") is an Indian weekly magazine, which started in 1999 as a news portal tehelka.com founded by Tarun Tejpal. It transitioned through a printed newspaper format until it became a magazine in 2007. Its major sting operations include the match-fixing scandal involving the cricketers Mohammed Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Ajay Sharma in 2000; "Operation West End" which exposed corruption in the Indian Defence ministry and led to the resignation of some officials including the then Defence Minister, George Fernandes in 2001 and against members of the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal for their role in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat violence in 2007.

It won the IPI (International Press Institute) India Award for Excellence in Journalism 2010 for its report, where it released photographs of an unarmed person being executed in a fake encounter by security forces in Manipur on 23 July 2009, and won its second IPI award in 2011 for showing the "rent a riot" tactics of the right-wing organisation, the Sri Ram Sena, which showed that it took money to organise attacks on innocent people and institutions in the previous year.

Tejpal was named among "India's new elite" by The Guardian in 2007 and Newsweek featured the managing editor Shoma Chaudhury among the "150 women who shake the world". In November 2013, Tejpal stepped aside as the editor for six months with an apology after a woman colleague alleged sexual harassment and misconduct.

History

Tehelka means "sensational" in Hindi and it started in 1999 as a news portal, Tehelka.com founded by Tarun Tejpal and Aniruddha Bahal, who had quit their jobs together from Outlook.[3] Its office was set up in south New Delhi. After conducting its main sting investigation, "Operation West End", the government started an inquiry, which the staff saw as a direct attack on them, and this severely affected it.[4] Its reporters and main financial backer were arrested, judicial investigations were conducted on various grounds and there were tax-related raids.[5] Two years after Operation West End, its staff decreased from 120 to three and because of debts, the website went out of business.[6][7]

In 2004, backed by more than 200 writers, lawyers, business people and activists, who paid ₹100,000 (US$1,200) to become associated with it, Tehelka launched itself as a reader-financed weekly newspaper in tabloid format. It called itself the "People's Paper" and took a tour around the country promoting "free, fair and fearless" journalism.[4] Activist Arundhati Roy, politician Shashi Tharoor and Nobel laureate V.S. Naipaul supported it. After its Naroda Patiya sting operation in 2007, it sold around 75,000 to 90,000 copies per week but it suffered financial losses, since it was not backed by any large media or business groups like its competitors, the Outlook, India Today and The Week.[6]

Tejpal changed it from a tabloid format newspaper to a magazine in September 2007, to encourage more potential advertisers. Though this worked, it was still difficult getting them because of the news agency's controversial sting operations. To get more readers, Tejpal started the Hindi language website. Tejpal became Tehelka's largest shareholder, most of its capital is from his personal contacts and Agni Media, his company, is the owner.[6]

In November 2013, Tejpal stepped aside as editor for six months after a woman colleague alleged sexual harassment and misconduct by him.[8] Managing editor Shoma Chaudhury's handling of this case was criticised. This got intense public attention and media scrutiny because the magazine's had portrayed itself till then as a protector of women's rights and against sexual violence.[9]


Corporate Details

As per the documents with the Registrar of Companies, for the fiscal ended March 31, 2012, the details of ownership, board of directors and financials are stated as below [10]

[11]

Ownership

Tehelka is owned by Anant Media Pvt Ltd. [10]

  • 65% equity in Anant Media Pvt Ltd is owned by Royal Building and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd [11]
    • 85% equity in Royal Building and Infrastructure is owned by KDS Corporation, a holding company of sorts for a number of companies that are part of the Alchemist group, a diversified conglomerate with interests in food processing, retail, hospitality, real estate and other sectors. In 2012, the government had ordered a probe by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into Alchemist group companies.
  • 19% equity in the company is held by Tejpal[10][11]
  • 10% equity held held by family and friends of Tejpal [10][11]
  • 5% equity held by a company called Weldon Polymers Pvt Ltd.[10]
  • One of the minority share holders is Senior advocate Ram Jethmalani, who has also legally represented Tejpal in previous occasions.[10]
  • A tiny 0.04% of the equity is held by the Law Minister [[Kapil Sibal]. Mr Sibal has clarified that he had in 2003 only given a donation of Rs. 5 Lakh to Tejpal for starting the print edition and had not purchased any equity in the company.[11]

Board of Directors

  • Tarun Tejpal [10]
  • Neena Sharma (Tejapal's sister)[10]
  • Satish Mehta and 1 other members nominated by the Alchemist group[10]

Financials

For FY2012, Anant media posted a loss of Rs. 10.5 crore (105 million), down from a loss of Rs. 16 crores (160 million) in FY2011. In FY2012, Anant Media received an unsecured loan of Rs. 19 crore (190 Million) from Royal Building and Infrastructure, the Alchemist group company. [10]

Match-fixing scandal (2000)

In 2000, former Indian cricketer Manoj Prabhakar with the help of editor Aniruddha Bahal, recorded more than 40 hours of taped conversations, which the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) used as evidence for its own inquiry for match-fixing in cricket. The CBI implicated Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and Ajay Sharma as the cricketers involved.[12] For obtaining this tape, Prabhakar and Bahal went around the country and Prabhakar, wearing hidden recording equipment, attended meetings with important Indian cricket board officials (BCCI) and players. He recorded conversations where they talked about links between players and bookmakers, matches being thrown in return for money, deliberate run-outs and the names of players allegedly involved.[12]

Bahal and editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal had convinced Prabhakar into recording these conversations with his cricket colleagues after the South Africa cricket match fixing, which involved cricketer Hansie Cronje, in March.[12] The documentary Fallen Heroes: The Betrayal of a Nation, which was released in May of the same year, showed Prabhakar's work and Bahal published his report on Tehelka.com. This had an impact throughout the country and it led to the investigation by the CBI that found some of the country's leading cricketers guilty.[12]

Operation West End (2001)

In 2001, Tehelka did its first major sting investigation called "Operation West End" where the two reporters, special correspondent Mathew Samuel and Aniruddha Bahal, filmed how they bribed several defence officials and politicians from the then-ruling coalition Indian government, posing as arms dealers.[7] Charging a commission from defence deals is illegal in India and because of the rumours of middlemen getting rich in such deals in the 1980s, Bahal and Samuel started their investigation in August 2000. They created a fake British company based in Regent Street, London called "West End".[5] They then found out that the Indian army would be interested in obtaining thermal-imaging night goggles. They printed business cards and photographs of the thermal-imaging goggles in Tehelka's office in suburban Delhi. Bahal chose Samuel to do the main dealings.[13][5]

They initially had to bribe junior officials in the country's defence ministry, for amounts ranging from ₹10,000 (US$120) and ₹60,000 (US$720), to help them in securing deals with several middlemen.[5] The middlemen had "fixed" deals before involving jets and artillery and these conversations were recorded using spy cameras. They dealt with Samata Party President Jaya Jaitley (The then Defence Minister George Fernandes belonged to this party), whom they paid ₹3 lakh (US$3,600), and she agreed to tell Fernandes about them.[14] After bribing other officials, they finally were introduced to the then Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) President Bangaru Laxman was accepted ₹1.5 lakh (US$1,800) as a "small new year's gift" and recommended they meet Brajesh Mishra, who was the National Security to the Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.[15][16]

The operation took seven and a half months and Tejpal later said that the total amount they paid in bribes was ₹15 lakh (US$18,000).[14] The deals were in expensive hotels and few officials asked for branded whisky.[17] At one point, because of demands from three officials who wanted women for entertainment, they convinced their female colleagues to take part in those recorded deals. By January 2001, their funds ran out, they began receiving phone calls from the people they had falsely promised more money to. They had recorded 100 hours of video footage in the end.[5][18]

Effects

In 14 March, after working on it for two months, they released their footage. Laxman resigned the next day with four senior officials; he was sentenced to prison and bailed out later.[19][20] Jaitley stepped down two days and Fernandes was forced to resign but was reinstated later. The government agreed on a judicial enquiry but no one was convicted.[5] The magazine website posted on that day that its reporters had successfully floated "a fictitious company flogging nonexistent thermal imaging binoculars."[14] Prime Minister Vajpayee's coalition government was on the verge of collapse because allied party leader Mamata Banerjee's quit but got majority support when the "no confidence" motion was passed by the opposition parties.[21]

Politicians of the ruling parties called for the journalists arrests for supplying prostitutes and questioned their ethics. Tejpal called that part of the investigation as a needed transgression.[18] The public and majority of their competitors supported this expose; the Times of India concluded that the issue of ethics "pales before the sleaze their team has dug up", The Hindu called it a "turning point in Indian journalism"[22] but the Indian Express was the first to criticise their methods.[23][13] Tejpal received death threats and was given police protection[17] and his magazine insisted that their "extraordinary methods" were for the larger public and national interest.[23]

Later

In 2003, the reporters said that the government was trying to bring them down. The main investor was in jail for two and a half months, one journalist spent six months. Cases of defamation and under the Official Secrets Act were filed against the editors and reporters. Their offices were searched and there were income tax investigations.[17] A government lawyer accused Bahal of receiving illegal gains for his novel which he sold to a publishing house. V S Naipal held a news conference to express his concern at the government's handling of the case and met the then Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani. Naipal told the media, "This thing that has happened to Tehelka has been profoundly disappointing to me, It comes from another era. It serves no purpose. It seems to me it will profoundly damage the country."[24]

In 2004, almost four years after the sting, the CBI registered cases against Jaitley, Laxman and others in the army and the Ministry of Defence. In 2012, Laxman was sentenced to four years in jail by additional sessions Judge Kanwal Jeet Arora for this case.[25] Author and journalist Madhu Trehan wrote a non fiction book in 2009 on this entire expose, called Tehelka as Metaphor.

Other notable sting operations

  • In 2007, they released footage, which was filmed over six months, showing several BJP politicians admitting they had a role in attacking the Muslim community during the 2002 Gujarat violence. In the video, the right-wing organisation Bajrang Dal convener Babu Bajrangi, said that a mob which he had led, killed 91 Muslim men and women at Naroda Patiya; they then raped a pregnant women, slit open her womb and threw both the foetus and her into a fire. Bajrangi denied these charges and in 2010, the doctor who performed post mortem on the bodies at the time during the violence, testified before a special court. The court identified the deceased woman and found only evidence of 100 percent burns on her body during the post mortem.[26][27]
  • On 23 July 2009, when police in Manipur claimed they had killed a suspected militant who had shot at them, Tehelka released 12 photographs which proved that it was a fake encounter. Those showed the police pushing an unarmed person, who was their suspect, into a pharmacy and later carried him out dead. This report caused protests in Manipur and it was mainly against the power granted to security forces under the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The police had to use tear gas and imposed a curfew against these agitations.[28][29]
  • In 2010, they captured on camera, right-wing organisation Sri Ram Sena leader Pramod Muthalik and other members, where Muthalik agreed vandalise an art exhibition in exchange for money. The organisation was seen accepting ₹10,000 (US$120) as a donation from a Tehelka reporter, who posed as the artist wanting publicity.[30][31]

Sting journalism

After "Operation West End", the magazine's "sting journalism" influenced the country's media. Tejpal believes it to be a legitimate form of journalism and told the BBC, "I think if there were a thousand journalists in India employing sting journalism to catch out people in public office, misusing public money and public power... that will be a great deterrent."[4] In five years, Indian news channels began to regularly feature sting operations involving secretly filmed footages of local officials and policemen taking bribes, doctors selling infants from hospitals and actors involved in casting couch incidents. Tejpal called sting operations as "greatest tool of journalistic investigation and exposure" and the most common defence for it, was that it was for the "greater good" and public interest.[32]

Authorities and politicians demanded a sort of legislation over such "stings". Journalists against this, questioned the difference between this type of reporting and entrapment, between public interest and voyeurism. The Indian Supreme Court expressed its concern over the cases of freelance reporters selling their sting reports to the highest bidder, questioning whether their intent was for money or public interest. Bahal told the BBC, "There's no thriving freelance sting journalism industry in India as the judges seem to think. Stings are serious business and not everybody has the guts to do it or telecast it."[32]

Critics called the increasing number of crime and tabloid channels on television as "a cottage industry of sleaze and slime". Cases of sting operations where fake evidence were given increased the court's criticism for such type of journalism. Supporters said that editorial judgement was important and this should not suppress those carrying out properly researched and credible sting operations that are in the public interest. Tejpal told the BBC, "there may be bad, motivated and indifferent stings - but that is no different from the rest of journalism".[32]

Awards

  • In 2007, The Guardian named Tejpal among the 20 who constitute "India's new elite" for being a pioneer in sting journalism.[33]
  • In 2010, Newsweek (Now The Daily Beast) named the managing editor Shoma Chaudhury among the 150 in the list of "women who shake the world".[34]
  • In 2010, won the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism (International Press Institute) for its report on the fake encounter by security forces in Manipur.[29]
  • In 2011, won the IPI India Award for Excellence in Journalism, which was shared with the The Week, for its report on the "rent a riot" tactics of the Sri Ram Sena (The Week won it for its report on fake medical and dental colleges).[31]
  • In 2012, Tushita Mittal, from the magazine's Kolkata bureau, for her reports on interior Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh affected by Naxal violence, won the Chameli Devi Jain award for Outstanding Woman Mediaperson for 2012.[35]

In 2012, Jeemon Jecob, the South India bureau chief, was nominated for Statesman award (started by The Statesman group) for rural reporting.[36]

See also

References

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