Be objective in reporting India, PM tells media

Stating that facts were sacred and should not be distorted, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the media on Wednesday to be objective in reporting on the country's affairs.

Stating that facts were sacred and should not be distorted, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asked the media on Wednesday to be objective in reporting on the country's affairs.

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Answering a question on whether the current atmosphere would be a dampener for investors, he admitted that this sort of atmosphere "saps our self confidence" and spoils the country's image.

Urging the media to be objective, he said: "While opinions are a matter of speculation, facts are sacred." Facts, he stressed, should not be distorted.

"We owe it to our country", the prime minister told a group of TV editors, "to be as objective as possible" in reporting on the country's affairs.