New Delhi: Shailesh Gupta of Mid-Day has been elected as President of the Indian Newspaper Society (INS) for 2019-20.
Gupta has replaced Jayant Mammen Mathew of Malayala Manorama.
L Adimoolam has been named as the Deputy President, D D Purkayastha (Anand Bazar Patrika) the Vice-President and Naresh Mohan (Sunday Statesman) the Honorary Treasurer of the Society. Mary Paul has been appointed the Society’s Secretary General.
The decision was taken at the 80th Annual General Meeting.
The INS acts as the central organization of the Press of India, an independent body authenticating circulation figures of newspapers and periodicals in India.
The organization plays a major role in protecting and promoting the freedom of press in India. It was founded in 1939.