On Camera - Tamil Nadu BJP chief snaps at woman reporter - Journalists object
"Stand close to me, please. Let the public watch on television who asked me that particular question. There is a method for posing queries. 8 crore individuals ought to be aware of the source of such a great query, annamalai stated. The female reporter was repeatedly asked to step in front of the cameras by the bjp leader, but her male colleagues sought to defend her. "I don't work in politics full-time. My identification is first a farmer, then a politician, and finally as a bjp member," he declared.
Annamalai stated that he was urging the reporter to ask questions in a suitable manner while the assembled reporters showed their displeasure. The bjp leader replied, "I'm advising you sister with good intentions." Annamalai's behaviour has been denounced by the coimbatore Press Club. "Annamalai should understand the ethics of being a leader and conduct honourably before trying to lecture media ethics. According to AR Babu, president of the coimbatore Press Club, "journalism serves as a conduit between the people and those in public life.