Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday resigned as board director of ARG Outlier Asianet News Private Limited, which runs news channel Republic TV, as he had recently joined the BJP.
Im happy n privileged to hv been associated with @republic all these months ! I wish #Arnab n his team the very best 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/KwPP0BSP9u
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) April 2, 2018
“I have resigned as a Board Director from ARG Outlier Asianet News Private Limited with effect from 31st March 2018,” he said in a statement.
“I have taken this decision because of my recent joining of BJP and being elected as a BJP MP,” he added.
Chandrasekhar said he had taken the decision in the best interest of Republic TV’s brand and team.
“Since I am now a member of the BJP, I believe it is in the best interest of Republic TV’s brand and team that I no longer serve on the board,” he added.
He, however, still remains an investor in the company.
Chandrasekhar said, in his career as an investor and entrepreneur, he had the privilege of investing and building several successful companies and brands.
“The MediaTech investment in Republic ranks high amongst my many investments,” he said.
As per media reports, the BJP leader owns shares in Malayalam television network Asianet News, newspaper Kannada Prabha, TV channel Suvarna News and Radio Indigo.
Recently, Chandrasekhar while addressing HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Twitter had said that the government should not “subject students and parents to re-exams”.
“Let results stand,” the Rajya Sabha MP said. “Instead investigate [and] identify those few that benefited from leaked papers [and] cancel their results only! That’s the only correct thing to do now!”
Dear @PrakashJavdekar – pls dont subject students n parents to re-exams. Let results stand.
Instead investigate n identify those few that benefitted from leaked papers n cancel their results only!
Thats the only correct thing to do now! #CBSEPaperLeak https://t.co/ytbX42eDKn
— Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) March 30, 2018
(With agency inputs)