With Satyam's disgraced promoter in jail, the local jail in Hyderabad always has a huge media contingent around it. So, when a well-dressed individual walked out of the jail, the media followed him, assuming he was Ramalinga Raju’s lawyer or some confidante. Seeing the media contingent advance towards him, the man started running, only to be followed by journalists. The journalists, being fitter, soon overpowered him, only to discover the man had nothing to do with the Rajus. So why was he running? Because the media was running after him, was the reply.
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