They knew all along that the TRPs were fraudulently fixed.

TRP is not just about viewership. It determines the advertising income.
Those who argue TRPs don't matter must explain why TRP existed if they didn't matter.
News is not entertainment. News if the only information...1/n

..based on which ppl firm up  their minds to determine the nation's politics, govt, governance. News is a public good.
If this news delivery system is maliciously fixed to trick ppl, it is a deliberate fraud which nterferes with democracy.
Nothing can be more anti-national...2/n

..that interferes with the sacred space of democracy.
So gaming TRP is gaming the delivery of governance to the nation.
These criminals must get their deserved punishment for messing with the minds of people...3/3.