When Sunil Bharti Mittal met the media on Thursday to announce Bharti Foundation's new initiative offering legal and financial assistance to underprivileged undertrials, most scribes hoped he would also field a question or two on the current situation in the telecom industry or give his take on whether the "intolerance" debate would affect business sentiment. The battle-hardened Bharti Enterprises chairman did not yield. At one point, a disappointed scribe complained that Mittal was holding a press conference after three years and eight months. A smiling Mittal beat a tactical retreat, saying he would ask his corporate communication team to hold similar media interactions more often. Let's hope that department helps him keep his word.
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