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The dinner, attended by editors of national dailies, followed the presentation of a string of annual awards for journalism instituted by RSS weekly Panchjanya. BJP president K Jana Krishnamurthy, general secretaries Sunil Shastri and Maya Singh, BJP parliamentary party spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra, RSS joint gen secy Madan Dass Devi were among those present.

At the awards presentation function held earlier at the Prime Minister8217;s residence, Vajpayee, speaking as the chief guest, called upon the media to ponder over the forces which controlled it. He said the present society was often referred to as 8216;8216;media-driven.8217;8217;

However, the question was 8216;8216;Who is driving the media?8217;8217; Those, who were out to make profits? Could an unprincipled media take a society forward, he asked

He called upon the media to inculcate a commitment to raise its voice against injustice and conduct itself with dignity and restraint by taking a leaf out of the Puranic story of Nachiketa, who conquered death.