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Why are the offices of this newspaper, which was started by the first prime minister, sealed today?

The National Herald newspaper was started in 1938, before independence, and Jawaharlal Nehru was its first editor. When Nehru became prime minister, he resigned from the post of editor.

Doing the freedom struggle, this newspaper used to help raise Indians’ voices. So why are the offices of this newspaper, which was started by the first prime minister, sealed today?

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Author: Yaqut Ali

Yaqut Ali works as a multimedia reporter for The Wire, where he produces stories; previously, he was a freelancer for BBC & The Wire. He tweets at @aliyaqut