A large number of vernacular news channels in Andhra and even a leading newspaper online on its micro bloggin website published the news that the former prime minister of India, Inder Kumar Gujral passed away this morning at a private hospital in Gurgoan of Haryana. Later, when First Post (which posted the fabricated news on death) removed it from the micro blogging website and many tweeters who went by that tweet sought apologies later.

More to follow.

(AW Phani)