Jagan turns hot favourite for India Today

Till a couple of years ago, India Today, one of the popular weekly magazines of the country, was considered to be an untouchable for YSR Congress party leaders, particularly its president Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.

Reason: the India Today group used to question the audacity of Jagan to grab power immediately after his father’s death. One of its publications Mail Today carried reports exposing Jagan’s business  empire and the benefits gained by him during his father’s regime and also how he tried to exploit the post-YSR deaths to his political advantage.

Naturally, India Today group was treated as a big enemy by Jagan and his camp. The Sakshi channel carried several negative reports against India Today and when its chairman Arun Poorie came to Hyderabad, Sakshi carried a virtual attack him.

Now, the situation has changed. For the last one year, India Today has become a hot favourite for Jagan camp, as it has been highlighting his growing popularity and its surveys showed that YSR Congress party would get 21-25 MP seats. It carried special stories on Vijayamma and Sharmila’s padayatra. In the latest issue, the magazine named Jagan as No. 1 among the most influential and popular persons from Andhra Pradesh.

Now, Sakshi has been carrying reports in praise of India Today’s “impartial coverage” reflecting the people’s opinion. Well , that is politics!