It was the year 2010, and 2G scam was dominating politics and the news cycle. I was a reporter with NDTV-Hindu, a Chennai-based English news channel operated by NDTV. On 15 December 2010, the CBI conducted raids across the country in connection with the 2G scam, and one of the raids was at the residence of the then Joint Editor of Nakkeeran magazine, Kamaraj.

Kamaraj's links with the DMK are no secret, at least not among journalists. Since it was a big story, almost all TV channels and newspapers across the country reported it. I reported based on what multiple sources in the CBI were confirming, and the same information was published and aired in several other media outlets.