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Suresh Chavhanke is a far-right Hindutva journalist who is the current chairman, managing director (CMD) and the editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News (Sudarshan TV Channel Limited). [2] He is the anchor of TV show bindas Bol. [1]
Suresh Chavhanke is a member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since the age of 3 years when he started attending its ceremonies. [3] As a member of RSS, he had worked as a reporter of pro-RSS newspaper Tarun Bharat . He held several posts in RSS before becoming a full-time reporter. He launched Sudarshan News channel in 2005 in Pune and later shifted it to Noida. [3] He is currently the chairman, managing director and editor-in-chief of Sudarshan news. He hosts the show Bindas Bol. [1]
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