Andhra Jyothi

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Andhra Jyothi
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May 24nd 2019 front page of Andhra Jyothi
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)K.L.N Prasad (founder)
Vemuri Radhakrishna (M.D.)
PublisherKoganti Venkata Seshagiri Rao
(Aamoda Publications Pvt. Limited)
EditorK. Srinivas
FoundedJuly 1, 1960
LanguageTelugu
HeadquartersHyderabad, India
Circulation664,352[1] (as of December 2019)
Websitewww.andhrajyothy.com

Andhra Jyothi (lit. 'The light of Andhra') is the third largest circulated Telugu language daily newspaper of India sold mostly in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. It was founded by K. L. N. Prasad, an Industrialist on 1 July 1960.[citation needed] It is also one of the oldest running Telugu language daily newspapers. It was taken over by Vemuri Radha Krishna, also known as R. K. in 2002 who also works as the Managing Director.[citation needed]

Details[]

It is published from 21 centers across the states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Vemuri Radhakrishna, a senior journalist turned entrepreneur is its Managing Director and noted litterateur K. Srinivas is its Editor. It is the third-largest circulated Telugu daily, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC) and is known for its dynamic political reporting. Andhra Jyothi has a vast reporting network in every nook and corner of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also has a considerable presence in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Orissa, and Chhattisgarh. The group also owns a Telugu TV news channel ABN Andhra Jyothi and a weekly magazine .[citation needed]

Allegations[]

Though initially started out as a neutral and non-political party oriented newspaper and was later taken over by a different organisations, the newspaper under this organization became an arch-rival to the current Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy and his political party YSR Congress Party.[2] The newspaper and its Managing Director Vemuri Radha Krishna are often criticized for publishing news in the support of Chandrababu Naidu led Telugu Desam Party, which has been recently affiliated with the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Highest Circulated Daily Newspapers (language wise)" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Telugu media outlet carries fake survey on AP polls, Lokniti-CSDS calls them out". The News Minute. 1 April 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

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