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	~~Due to~~ the newspaper ~~being~~ owned by ~~YSRCP~~, ~~its~~ always biased towards Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Arikatla\|first=Venkat\|date=2021-08-10\|title=AP finances: Jagan govt lacks strategy to counter TDP\|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/andhra-news/ap-finances-jagan-govt-lacks-strategy-to-counter-tdp-115088\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=greatandhra.com\|language=en}}</ref>		As the newspaper is owned by the YSR Congress Party, it is widely perceived as being always biased towards Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Arikatla\|first=Venkat\|date=2021-08-10\|title=AP finances: Jagan govt lacks strategy to counter TDP\|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/andhra-news/ap-finances-jagan-govt-lacks-strategy-to-counter-tdp-115088\|access-date=2021-08-31\|website=greatandhra.com\|language=en}}</ref> The paper, along with its sister outlet Sakshi TV, is part of a recent trend wherein businesspersons-turned-politicians across India launched their own media organisations as part of a political strategy to influence public opinion to further their political interests.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://india.mom-rsf.org/en/findings/politicalaffiliations/\|title=Media and Political affiliation in India \| Media Monitor India}}</ref>

	==References==		==References==

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{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Sakshi
| type = Daily [[newspaper]]
| motto = ''Satyameva Jayate''
|logo= Sakshi newspaper logo.png|
|logo_size= 250px
|image=Sakshi telugu newspaper front page.png
| caption = "సత్యమేవ జయతే" <br />(Truth Wins)
| format = [[Broadsheet]]
| foundation = March 24, 2008
| ceased publication =
| language = Telugu
| owners = Y.S Bharathi
| publisher = Jagathi publications Ltd.
| editor = Vardhelli Murali
| Resident Editor(AP) = Mantha Ramana Murthy
| circulation = 1,064,661
| circulation_date = Dec 2019
| headquarters=[[Hyderabad, India]]
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|www.sakshi.com}} <br />
}}
'''''Sakshi''''' (transl: "The Witness") is the second largest circulated [[Telugu language]] daily newspaper of [[India]] sold mostly in the states of [[State of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] and [[State of Telangana|Telangana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JD 2019 Highest Circulated (language wise).pdf|url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD%202019%20Highest%20Circulated%20(language%20wise).pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the [[Indian Readership Survey]] (IRS) Q2 2019, Sakshi ranks sixteenth among the [[List of newspapers in India by circulation|most circulated Indian-language dailies]] with a total readership (TR) of 1,064,661.<ref>{{Cite web|title=JD 2019 Highest Circulated (across languages).pdf|url=http://www.auditbureau.org/files/JD%202019%20Highest%20Circulated%20(across%20languages).pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The newspaper is owned by Y. S. Bharathi, wife of the [[Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh]], [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Owner of Sakshi TV and newspaper Y S Jaganmohan Reddy files case challenging the freezing of the Sakshi accounts. The CBI is directed to file its counter and the matter posted to Thursday. -- - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/owner-of-sakshi-tv-and-newspaper-y-s-jaganmohan-reddyfiles-case-challenging-the-freezing-of-the-sakshi-accounts-the-cbi-is-directed-to-file-its-counter-and-the-matter-posted-to-thursday-/articleshow/13065702.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

The newspaper everyday prints a picture of [[Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy|Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy]], former [[Chief minister of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]] on the top left corner as a tribute to him as he was the father-in-law of owner of the newspaper Y.S. Bharathi. As the newspaper is owned by Y.S. Bharathi, the wife of [[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy|Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]] who is the president of the political party [[YSR Congress Party]], the newspaper is often criticized for publishing news in the support of [[YSR Congress Party]] and being biased against the other political parties.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|last2=|last3=|first3=|title=Ex-minister Nara Lokesh files defamation suit against Sakshi newspaper {{!}} Visakhapatnam News - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/ex-minister-nara-lokesh-files-defamation-suit-against-sakshi-newspaper/articleshow/73611212.cms|url-status=live|access-date=2021-08-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>

==History==
''Sakshi'' was launched on 24 March 2008, the first regional newspaper designed by the world-renowned newspaper designer, [[Mario García (designer)|Mario Garcia]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/we-are-the-news/237149 | title=We Are The News | date=7 April 2008 | first=Madhavi | last=Tata | work=Outlook | access-date=22 May 2019 }}</ref> According to Price Water House Audit, the newspaper had an initial print run of 1,286,670.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}

==Circulation==
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulation, circulation figures released in December, 2017, ''Sakshi'' is the second largest circulating newspaper in [[Telugu states]] (Telangana and Andhra Pradesh) after ''Eenadu'' with a circulation figure of more than 1.09 million.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/andhra-news/sakshi-denies-plans-to-sell-the-stake-95861/|title= Sakshi Denies Plans to Sell the Stake|date= 26 March 2019|website= Greatandhra.com |access-date= 17 March 2020}}</ref>

''Sakshi'' began with 23 editions published simultaneously from 19 cities (in then Andhra Pradesh) along with the four metropolitan areas of Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Bangalore. This record was acknowledged by the ''Limca Book of Records''. ''Sakshi'' was the second newspaper in India to publish all of its pages in colour. ''Sakshi'' is now available online every day with all of its editions along with the regional editions.{{Citation needed|date=October 2017}}

==Criticism==
Due to the newspaper being owned by YSRCP, its always biased towards Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Arikatla|first=Venkat|date=2021-08-10|title=AP finances: Jagan govt lacks strategy to counter TDP|url=https://www.greatandhra.com/politics/andhra-news/ap-finances-jagan-govt-lacks-strategy-to-counter-tdp-115088|access-date=2021-08-31|website=greatandhra.com|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.sakshi.com/ Sakshi]

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