It is a major shock to the leading Telugu entertainment channel, Maa- TV group. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has reportedly cancelled the licenses of four channels of Maa TV group Maa TV, Maa Music, Maa Movies, Maa Gold.
I & B Ministery pointing out that the group was floated by Nimmagadda Prasad who is one of the prime accused in YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s Disproportionate Assets case, the licenses are denied as per the rules of uplink, down link of I &B Ministry which won’t support accused in criminal cases having the ownership of broadcasting channels.
Although the channels were Nimmagadda Prasad is still acting as the Director for the group this is said to be why the trouble has come. However, the home department may consider revoke only after the dissociation of Nimmagadda from the channel’s management.