New Delhi: After Pronnoy and Radhika Roy, the founders and directors of NDTV, resigned from the media company, their star anchor Ravish Kumar also decided to quit. Ravish shared a tweet saying that he will now continue on his YouTube channel. The series of events followed Adani Group’s takeover of RRPR Holding Pvt Ltd, which gave them a 29.18 per cent stake in the company. Though the Roys have quit as the directors, they still hold a 32.26 per cent share in the firm as promoters.
Ravish Kumar, known for his fearless reporting and anti-establishment stand is now shifting to YouTube. In his tweet, he wrote that the public is included in his being. He said that his YouTube channel is his new address and everyone has to fight against ‘Godi media’.
माननीय जनता,
मेरे होने में आप सभी शामिल हैं। आपका प्यार ही मेरी दौलत है। आप दर्शकों से एकतरफ़ा और लंबा संवाद किया है। अपने यू- ट्यूब चैनल पर। यही मेरा नया पता है। सभी को गोदी मीडिया की ग़ुलामी से लड़ना है।
आपका
रवीश कुमार https://t.co/39BKNJdoro— ravish kumar (@ravishndtv) December 1, 2022
This has invited various reactions and memes on Twitter.
यार मुझे लगा था अब तो चुप हो जायेगा pic.twitter.com/6Kc7GCfbTo
— Rofl Gandhi 2.0 ? (@RoflGandhi_) December 1, 2022
गोदी मीडिया खुद बने हुए थे
2013 से 2022 तक?? pic.twitter.com/8tQxPQRyb4
— ?नमन? (@Naman4121) December 1, 2022
Some called it ‘end of an era’ for TV news.
Ravish Kumar resigns from NDTV. End of an era. End of this level of writing in TV journalism. Feel him for the last time ? pic.twitter.com/rVVPFRobYe
— ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴏɴᴋ ᴡʜᴏ sᴏʟᴅ ʜɪs ғᴀᴋᴇᴇʀɪ (@puntinational) November 30, 2022
https://t.co/kG90SyzGJJ
TV न्यूज का दौर खत्म हुआ।
बेसब्री से इंतजार है फिर से “नमस्कार मैं रवीश कुमार” सुनने का । #RavishKumar #NDTV #RavishKumarResigns— tanmay chakraborty (@tanmay3699) December 1, 2022
दुनिया का दूसरा सबसे अमीर आदमी भी ‘#RavishKumar को नहीं खरीद पाया…?
फिर भी गोदिमीडिया जश्न मना रहा है ? pic.twitter.com/gGiZxo8YmH
— Manish Tiwari (@livemanish_) December 1, 2022
While there were some who looked unhappy with the decision.
नया सस्ता यूट्यूबर मार्केट में आ गया???
— कुंवर अजयप्रताप सिंह Ajay ?? (@iAjaySengar) December 1, 2022
Aab pura din log apka youtube channel dekhenge fir apke bhakto ko naukri nai milegi aur aap unemployment k liye modiji ko blame karoge ?♂️ what yaar #ravishkumar ji ?
— Rohan Pandya (@rohanpandya) December 1, 2022
People also poured in their favourite clips from Ravish Kumar’s show.
One of my favorite clips of ravish kumar prime time.#RavishKumar pic.twitter.com/RSWadl359T
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) November 30, 2022
Ravish Kumar resigned and NDTV Group President Suparna Singh informed her colleagues about the news. Ravish has anchored several shows on NDTV which include Hum Log, Ravish ki Report and Prime Time. For his work in television news, he has been twice awarded with the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award and the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2019.
