Media houses Aaj Tak and its parent company India Today, have rendered an apology for running false news that actor Dharmendra is no more. On the 11th of November morning, a story ran on Aajtak channel where lead anchor Anjana Om Kashyap could be seen pouring in the condolences for Dharmendra’s death. The likes of Udit Narayan also joined the conversation telephonically and opined that “it’s hard to believe sucn nhews but will believe it since a media house is reporting it”.

There were other prominent media houses that also ran false news about Dharmendra being no more. A big media house has published dozens of articles within an hour related to Dharmendra’s demise.

Reaction of Anjana Om Kashyap

On his Twitter handle, Anjana Om Kashyap had reposted the tweets of India Today and Aaj Tak. It was Anjana Om Kashyap who could be seen breaking the news on Aaj Tak about the false news.

Netizens React

Netizens have strongly reacted to the apologies given by Aaj Tak and India Today with a negative response. While the majority have acknowledged the apology by Aaj Tak and India Today, many people in the comment section have taken a jibe at the channel for being TRP hungry.