India Today sacks Kolkata sales staff for derogatory FB post

India Today has terminated a member of Kolkata sales staff for posting an “extremely derogatory post” last night on his personal Facebook account.

The post, said the India Today Group in a communiqué, was “hurtful and against the basic principles of human decency.” 

Asked for an explanation, the employee admitted to his momentary lapse of judgement and apologized unconditionally, saying he had already deleted the post within a few minutes.

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“However, this was a grave breach of the India Today Group's Code of Conduct. The employee's services were terminated with immediate effect last night,” said India Today Group.  

“The India Today Group does not condone such actions. We uphold the highest standards of ethics and professional decorum,” said Dinesh Bhatia, Group Chief Executive Officer, India Today Group.

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