एन. राम ने की द हिंदू के एडिटर इन चीफ पद से इस्तीफे की घोषणा

: अखबार के प्रधान संपादक के बतौर 19 जनवरी होगा उनका अंतिम दिन : जाने-माने पत्रकार और 'द हिंदू' अखबार के मालिकों में से एक एन. राम उर्फ नरसिम्हन राम ने एडिटर इन चीफ वाली अपनी पारी खत्म करने का ऐलान कर दिया है. 19 जनवरी को उन्होंने अपना अंतिम कार्यदिवस बताया है. इस बाबत उन्होंने एक पत्र द हिंदू को प्रकाशित करने वाली कंपनी कस्तूरी एंड सन्स लिमिटेड के निदेशकों को भेज दिया है. 66 वर्षीय एन. राम ने पत्र में कहा है कि अब वक्त आ गया है जब वह अखबार से विदा लें. यह है एन. राम का पत्र….

Confidential

January 9, 2012

For the Board of Directors, Kasturi & Sons Ltd

In keeping with the relevant resolutions adopted by the board of directors and the shareholders of KSL on editorial succession, I have decided to step down from my position as Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline and Sportstar with effect from January 19, 2012.

In consequence, the Board may pass the necessary resolutions declaring, with effect from January 19, 2012, Siddharth Varadarajan, Editor, The Hindu, as the Editor of The Hindu (inclusive of the annual publications, The Hindu Survey Of Indian Industry; The Hindu Survey Of Indian Agriculture; and The Hindu Survey Of the Environment) responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act; D. Sampathkumar, Editor, Business Line as the Editor of Business Line responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act; R. Vijayasankar, Editor of Frontline, as the Editor of Frontline responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act; and Nirmal Shekar, Editor of Sportstar, as the Editor of Sportstar responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act.

I have also decided to step down, with effect from January 19, 2012, as publisher of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline and Sportstar, and printer of our publications where applicable. In consequence, the board may pass the necessary resolutions declaring K. Balaji, managing director, KSL, as publisher of The Hindu, Business Line, Frontline and Sportstar, and also as printer of our publications where applicable, with effect from January 19, 2011 until we have in place a CEO who can take over as publisher of the above-mentioned publications and as printer as applicable….

I will continue as wholetime director of Kasturi & Sons Ltd.

I thank the board for giving me the opportunity to serve as editor-in-chief of our publications for eight years and also as publisher and printer as applicable.

N. Ram