''Star of Mysore'' is an Indian

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evening daily newspaper published in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude o ...

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. This newspaper was launched in 1978. Its founder, editor and publisher is entrepreneur and writer

K B Ganapathy K. B. Ganapathy is an Indian entrepreneur and author. He is the Chief Editor of ''Star of Mysore'', an Indian evening daily newspaper in the English language published and widely read in Mysore. He is also the editor of '' Mysooru Mithra'', a mo ...

Controversy

On April 6, 2020, an article titled "Bad apples in the basket" written by the editors K B Ganapathy and M Govinde Gowda was published. The article read "The presence of bad apples cannot be wished away. They are there in whatever way one wants to identify them, doesn’t matter if it is religious, political or social, taking care not to generalise. An ideal solution to the problem created by bad apples is to get rid of them, as the former leader of Singapore did a few decades ago or as the leadership in Israel is currently doing." It was interpreted that the editors are referring to the people of the Muslim community and calling for a genocide. The article was widely opposed and provoked outrage. The editorial issued an apology stating that the article was mainly focused on the spread of

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Official site: ''Epaper Star of Mysore''
English-language newspapers published in India Newspapers published in Mysore Publications established in 1978 1978 establishments in Karnataka {{Asia-newspaper-stub

Controversy

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