"I have not heard the statement, so how can I comment on it? But I hope not, " Narayanan told reporters in reply to a question.
On June 20 at an election meeting, the chief minister, who is under attack from opposition parties and a section of intellectuals over the brutal rape and murder of a college student at Barasat on June 8 had alleged that panelists of some local tv news channels "were involved in pornography".