Tehelka is an Indian news magazine known for its investigative journalism and sting operations.
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15 Facts About Tehelka
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In 2007, Tehelka published a report against members of the Bajrang Dal and for their role in the Naroda Patiya massacre during the 2002 Gujarat violence.
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Tehelka gained national fame when Aniruddha Bahal and Matthew Samuel completed and published undercover videotapes about corruption in a fake arms deal through the sting – "Operation West End" – in 2001.
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In 2004, after more than 200 writers, lawyers, business people and activists became founder-subscribers, Tehelka was relaunched as a reader-financed weekly newspaper in tabloid format.
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Tehelka recorded conversations where they talked about links between players and bookmakers, matches being thrown in return for money, deliberate run-outs and the names of players involved.
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In 2001, Tehelka did its first major sting investigation called "Operation West End".
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Six months after Tehelka had made public its investigations, The Indian Express acquired and published transcripts of the video tapes.
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Tehelka's reporters said that their "extraordinary methods" were for the larger public and national interest.
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In 2007, Tehelka released footage filmed over six months relating to the 2002 anti-Muslim riots in Gujarat.
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Tehelka report was based on allegations made during the undercover interviews.
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Tehelka has been criticised mainly for its investigative journalism which led to the debate about its ethics.
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Raman Kripal, a senior editor of Tehelka, accused the magazine of suppressing a report that was unfavorable to the Goa mining industry, allegedly because Tehelka wanted Congress-led Digambar Kamat state government's support for the Tejpal owned and profitable "Think Fest" event in Goa.
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Tejpal defended Tehelka stating that Kripal was "asked to leave because of poor performance".
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Similarly, the conflict of interest in the operations at Tehelka has been questioned because the magazine accepted money from Congress party's Kapil Sibal when he was a Union Minister.
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Former employees and journalists of Tehelka have criticized its founders and management for "lack of transparency" about the magazine's ownership, finances and who had been bankrolling their substantial annual losses.
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