Prasar Bharati’s curliest tale: How taxpayer money was used for influencer content |
In March 2024, DD National aired the premiere of India in Motion, a documentary series highlighting the Modi government’s work in the roads, railways and aviation sectors, anchored by celebrity travel influencer Kamiya Jani. Within hours, the same episodes appeared on private YouTube channels – setting off a chain of internal objections, contract violations and eventually, an unusual settlement by Prasar Bharati.
At the centre of it all was a Rs........