The Union Government on Monday barred the telecast of Malayalam news channel MediaOne citing "security reasons", an action which invited the ire of many with the Opposition Congress party terming the move as "undemocratic". Pramod Raman, the Editor of MediaOne, said the channel was taking legal steps for the restoration of the channel.
In 2020, MediaOneTV along with another Malayalam channel Asianet News had been barred for 48 hours for their coverage of the communal riots in North East Delhi.
The news channel went off the air on Monday, reportedly because its license was revoked by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, citing "security" concerns.