We regret the incident involving an employee who made an offensive hand gesture as they were being harassed by a group of people attending a political caravan.

We expect our news teams to maintain the highest level of professionalism and integrity at all times, regardless of any provocation and hostility they may face.

We also appeal to supporters of political candidates to treat everyone with respect, including members of the media who are doing their best to cover the political campaigns in a manner that is accurate, fair, and impartial.

We assure the public that we are addressing this incident based on the company’s code of conduct for employees.