Press must remain the force that keeps democracy alive: Stalin

On the occasion of the National Press Day on Sunday (November 16, 2025), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin said that in any democracy, institutions may be bent or captured by those in power, but the press must remain the force that keeps democracy alive.

In a social media post, Mr. Stalin said: “On #NationalPressDay, I commend every journalist who refuses to bow to the authoritarianism of the Union BJP government and continues to expose its failures, its acts of corruption and its deceit with courage.”