Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], November 16 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Sunday marked National Press Day by emphasising the critical role of a free and independent press in safeguarding democratic values.

He hailed journalists who, according to him, have refused to "bow to the authoritarianism of the Union BJP government" and continue to highlight issues related to governance, corruption, and public accountability.

"In any democracy, institutions may be bent or captured by those in power, but the press must remain the force that keeps democracy alive. On National Press Day, 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," the Chief Mi

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