In one of the conversations in the infamous Niira Radia tapes, Radia is speaking to journalist MK Venu. It is a conversation from July 2009 when Venu used to be with The Economic Times. Radia is apparently in possession of an explosive letter from the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and seeks advice from Venu on who she should leak it to. Towards the end of the conversation (22:08), on a completely unrelated note, Venu asks Radia if Manoj Modi, one of Mukesh Ambani’s most trusted aides, is in Delhi. Radia answers in the positive and also tells Venu about Modi’s schedule: “We [Manoj and Radia] are meeting Prannoy today…we need to support Prannoy, you know… we feel it needs to be supported,” she says. The two then go on to discuss NDTV’s credibility among the political class.