'Govt. failed to protect freedom of expression in TN': Gnani Sankaran

Senior journalist and political analyst Gnani Sankaran on Thursday said the state government has failed to protect the freedom of expression in Tamil Nadu.

Sankaran, who was reacting to the attack on the office of Tamil news channel 'Puthiya Thalaimurai', also called for the arrest of the miscreants responsible for the untoward incident.

"The crude bomb attack on the TV channel only shows how indifferent the state government and the police have been in protecting the media and freedom of expression in Tamil Nadu," Sankaran told ANI.

"Few days ago, when the agitators were outside the TV office and attacked the cameraman and equipments, the police were onlookers and were watching silently. This emboldens the anti-social elements to do anything and get away with it because they could attack before the very eyes of the police. So now, when nobody is around they can creep in, silently throw a bomb and escape," he added.

Earlier this morning, four unidentified men came on motorcycles and hurled a low intensity tiffin box bomb at the office of 'Puthiya Thalaimurai' in Chennai.