Behind Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma's claim that journalism began in ancient India, is there the RSS belief that mythical peripatetic sage Narada was the "first journalist of the entire universe"?
Narendra Jain, the RSS's regional publicity in-charge, corroborates: "Narada was the first journalist of the entire universe. No two ways about it. It's a matter of faith. A debate on the issue will be futile."
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