Asianet News is the leading news channel in kerala which broadcast quality programs like live news bulletin, breaking news, investigatory news, interviews and so on.Īsianet also owns two channels in Kannada like Asianet Suvarna and Suvarna News and two channels in Telugu like Asianet Sitara and Sitara News.It also has plans to start new channels in other languages.
The Asianet Channel is targeted to audiences of all age groups with interesting programs like serials, news, game shows, reality shows, live TV chat, cinemas, and many more whereas Asianet Plus is specifically targeted to youths of Kerala. Asianet owns three television channels in Malayalam, they are the Asianet channel, Asianet Plus and Asianet News. Rajeev Chandrasekhar is the Chief Editor and the Executive Chairman of Asianet Channels.This channel has viewers from over 60 countries like India, Sri Lanka, China, South East Asia, Middle East, Europe, USA, Singapore and some parts of Soviet Union. The arrest of Thomas Chandy and reports of Mohanan's involvement in the embezzlement have come as a severe jolt to the party which has been striving to brighten up its image with the state assembly elections early next year.Asianet is one of the top and favourite TV channel for the people in Kerala. Reji Menon himself announced immediately after Mohanan's appointment that Mohanan's induction was aimed at setting at rest speculations that the then Asianet staff members were mostly left-leaning. Mohanan's links with some Congress party leaders reportedly helped him to get the executive president's post in Asianet. Chandy hit headlines recently when he reportedly donated Rs2 million for the rally organised by senior Congress party leader K.
Hassan's remark that Kairali should change its name to "Arrack Channel", Krishnadas retorted that Asianet should be re-named "Mafianet".īoth Mohanan and Chandy are known to have been nursing political hopes with the blessings of the Congress party leaders. According to the Indian apex investigating agency Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) sources, Interpol recently inquired about the whereabouts of Reji Menon, he said.Īpparently alluding to Congress party leader M.M. Krishnadas alleged that Reji Menon was "an international criminal who has undergone jail term for criminal offences". The DYFI leader's attack comes amid reports that both Mohanan and Chandy, both supporters of the Congress party, were trying to hush up the case using their newly acquired money power and political connections. Latest reports say that Mohanan is wanted by the Kuwait police in connection with the multi-million-rupee swindling of the Indian community schools funds. The DYFI is the youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), which leads the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala. He challenged both of them to initiate legal steps against him if the charges were false. Krishnadas told mediapersons that not only Mohanan, but also Asianet chairman Reji Menon was among "international criminals who were now under Interpol investigations".
Mohanan to deny his involvement in the scandal. Asianet Middle East channel is a 24X7 channel and has programmes organized based on the lifestyle in the Gulf area. Krishnadas, MP, has come out challenging Asianet executive president K.P. Asianet is a leading Indian television channel and it has recently started a dedicated Middle East Channel.
The scandal involving the massive embezzlement of the Indian School at Salmiya in Kuwait has emerged as a major issue in the tussle between the CPM-promoted Kairali television channel and Asianet, another private cable television channel.įollowing a report on Asianet regarding the alleged links of the liquor lobby with Kairali, Democratic Youth Front of India (DYFI) national president N.N.