Indira Gandhi was conspicuous by her absence from government advertisements in major newspapers in New Delhi on Friday, if one excluded the few ads issued by the Congress. In contrast, the Union and Delhi governments and the police published colourful notices celebrating Sardar Patel's birth anniversary. Business Standard presents a comparative study between the ads on October 31 this and last year:
Name of the newspaper | 2013 | 2014 | ||
Sardar Patel | Indira Gandhi | Sardar Patel | Indira Gandhi | |
The TimesAlso Read |
Page 6, 20 cm x 6 col, CC, Govt of India |
Page 6, 30 cm x 6 col, CC, Govt of India |
Page 4, half page, CC, Govt of India |
Page 5,
25 cm x 5 col, CC, Delhi Police
Page 7, half page, Delhi Govt
Nil The Indian Express Nil Page 4,
half page, CC, Govt of India Page 3, half page, CC, Govt of India
Page 3,
25 cm x 5 col, CC, Delhi Police
Page 7, half page, CC, Delhi Govt Nil The Hindustan Times NA* NA* Page 4,
25 cm x 5 col, CC, Delhi Police
Page 5, half page, Govt of India
Page 7, half page, CC, Delhi Govt Nil The Hindu NA* NA* Page 2,
25 cm x 5 col, CC, Delhi Police
Page 7, half page, CC, Delhi Govt Nil The Economic Times Nil Page 17,
half page, CC, Govt of India Nil Nil