“In 2012, I was thrown into a hostile atmosphere from Day One, and I can’t remember any support … but my support is wearing thin,” Mr. Sircar writes. As Mr. Sircar himself writes in a mail: “There are some 30-odd top content providers but 27 did not participate, which is indeed an eye-opener about what people think of DD. While his tenure is due to end in February, sources say he wants to quit sooner and wants the policy in place before his departure. “We will be taking it up to examine the issue all over again, when the Board meets in October,” Mr. Prakash said. The policy shift announced earlier this year, it may be recalled, had invited sharp criticism from Mr. Tandon, who had written to Mr. Prakash three months ago, cautioning against any hasty implementation of the new policy.

Source: The Hindu September 25, 2016 20:37 UTC