


Terming the telecast of the news which carried the Minister’s name on the basis of the allegations made by the family members of Mamita Meher and several other politicians ‘malicious’, Mishra issued a statement that read, “This malicious smear campaign by these media and opposition political parties marks a new low in the political discourse of Odisha, especially where certain sections of media is being used for narrow political gains at the cost of truth, empathy and sensitivity in heinous offences.”Īs per his press statement, the Minister said he was shocked by the manner in which certain media houses have launched an alleged malicious character assassination campaign based on ‘falsehood’ against him. Jobs Odisha Computer Application Centre To Fill Several Vacancies, Invites Applicationsīreaking his conspicuous silence over the sensational murder of Kalahandi school teacher Mamita Meher and his alleged involvement in the case, Odisha’s Minister of State (Home), Captain Dibyashankar Mishra on Friday claimed that his family has filed defamation suits against the State’s leading media house, Odisha Television Limited (OTV), digital media platform Odisha Reporter (OR) and another private Odia news channel.
