Media baron Rupert Murdoch on Friday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the "best leader with best policies since (India's) independence".
"Great hour with Indian PM Modi. Best leader with best policies since independence, but massive task to achieve in most complex nation," Murdoch said in a tweet.
PM Modi today met top executives of major media and communication companies here.The focus of the Prime Minister's meeting with over dozen media honchos was to understand about the trends in media and communication technologies and the opportunities for India.
The CEOs present included Rupert Murdoch, executive chairman News Corp and 21st Century Fox; James Murdoch, CEO, 21st Century Fox; Robert Thompson, CEO, News Corp; Uday Shankar, CEO, Star India; David Zaslav, president and CEO, Discovery Communications and Michael Lynton, CEO, Sony Entertainment.
Others present at the round table were Michael Roth, CEO, Interpublic Group of Companies; Shane Smith, CEO, Vice Media; Martin Sorrell, CEO, WPP; Jeff Bewkes, CEO, Time Warner; Nancy Dubuc, CEO, A&E Networks; Anthony Pratt, chairman, Visy Industries; William Duhamel, Route One Investment Company and Jeff Ubben, CEO, ValueAct Capital.
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