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on 2008/2/13 4:53:48
The official press meet for announcing the names of the winners of the Nanadi Awards for the year 2006 was slated for around 5.00 p.m. today. But a private news channel leaked the names and flashed them almost an hour before the press meet.
This angered the media personnel from other channels. They said what was the use of arranging press meet where the names are already 'out'. MS Reddy and other members of the jury were shocked to learn about this.
MS Reddy said that he would enquire into the matter. The panel members took a serious note of the issue. Many members of the panel themselves were not aware of the final list of winners. The list was taken to the chief minister and even before he could see it, the names were already all over the TV channels.
It is still not clear if the names were leaked at the Secretariat or some other place. But for the Jury members of the Nandi Awards committee, it as the most embarrassing situation they ever faced. They were all red faced and at a loss for words.
