Mathew Samuel, the journalist instrumental in Tehelka’s Operation Westend speaks on sting-operations, how he was hounded by government agencies and why no journalist would want to be involved in a sting after what Tehelka was put through.
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ContributeMathew Samuel, the journalist instrumental in Tehelka’s Operation Westend speaks on sting-operations, how he was hounded by government agencies and why no journalist would want to be involved in a sting after what Tehelka was put through.
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