Arnab Goswami

Troubles are mounting for controversial-news anchor and  Republic TV chief Arnab Goswami after his WhatsApp chat with Ex-BARC CEO Partho Das Gupta surfaced on social media.

A number of screenshots of the chat between the two were shared on Twitter by several users.

The chat shows Arnab is asking help from PMO with relations to the TRP Scam, India.com reported.

Mumbai police arrested Partho Das in the TRP scam, following which the chat has been attached to the charge sheet of the case.

The chat shows Goswami’s claims about how much reach he has in the central government and how he can help Partho Das.

As per the chat, Goswami has repeatedly appeared claiming to have access to big leaders in the central government

Moreover, the chat also shows how Goswami and Dasgupta are playing tricks to boost the ratings of Republic TV.

According to the chat, Dasgupta is sharing a lot of information with Goswami on the condition of help from the central government’s touch level, which is confidential.

Advocate Prashant Bhushan has also shared the screenshot of the chat on his Twitter handle and said these are a few snapshots of the damning leaked WhatsApp chats between BARC CEO & Arnab Goswami.

“They show many conspiracies and unprecedented access to power in this government; gross abuse of his media and his position as a power broker. In any rule of law country, he would be in jail for long,” he said in a tweet.