ibctamilA complaint about London-based digital radio service IBC Tamil has resulted in the broadcaster being found in breach of Ofcom licence conditions.

Mr Rajasingham Jayadevan complained that a news item on the station was "highly" partial and that the reports were inaccurate in that he stated that he had not

The news bulletins in question were broadcast in Tamil. Ofcom commissioned an independent translation and transcript of the output. In summary, Ofcom noted that the news bulletins included reports about the alleged actions of Mr Jayadevan at the Wembley Eelapatheeswara Hindu Temple. In particular, it was reported that he had been arrested by the police after allegedly carrying an act of violence, and of having carried out other acts of fraud and violence in the past.

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