General V K Singh presses on presstitute again

The word was initially meant to denote journalists “who give biased and predetermined views in favor of the government and corporations”.

• By: Express Web Desk
• New Delhi | Updated: April 8, 2015 09:45 PM IST
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For a word that has hardly found any currency in common language, Minister of State for External Affairs Gen V K Singh has certainly helped make ‘Presstitute’ popular in India.

The former Army chief used the word again on Wednesday, though this time not in relation to The Indian Express as in previous instances.

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Here are the four other instances he has used the word before.

 

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