An advertising blitz by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's administratio...
NEW DELHI - An advertising blitz by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration, which saw more than 150 newspaper ads exulting over its performance in 10 days, stopped on Monday, a day after the schedule for the next general election was announced.
Citing the code, the commission said “no advertisements shall be issued in electronic and print media highlighting the achievements of the govt. at the cost of public exchequer”. Most included a picture of Modi and highlighted government initiatives from rural development and solar power to airport infrastructure and social security benefits, among others.
One user, Dhruv Rathee, last week tweeted a video in which he flipped pages of the Times of India newspaper and said:"Every page you turn has Modi's face on it". The video received nearly 82,000 views.
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