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{{Infobox person
| name = Suresh Chavhanke
| image = Suresh Chavhanke.jpg
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|02|18}}
| birth_place = [[Shirdi]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| occupation = TV anchor, businessman<ref name="JKR_rape"/>
| spouse = {{marriage|Maya Chavhanke|1998}}
| children = (2) Pradosh Chavhanke,Sudarshan Chavhanke
}}

'''Suresh Chavhanke''' is an [[Indian people|Indian]] [[journalist]] who is the current chairman, managing director (CMD) and the editor-in-chief of [[Sudarshan News]] (Sudarshan TV Channel Limited).<ref>{{cite web|title=SUDARSHAN TV CHANNEL LIMITED |url=https://www.zaubacorp.com/company/SUDARSHAN-TV-CHANNEL-LIMITED/U92112PN2003PTC018392 }}</ref> Suresh Chavhanke was born on 18 February 1972 in [[Shirdi]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. He is the anchor of TV show ''bindas Bol''.<ref name="JKR_rape">{{cite news|url=http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/sudarshan-news-channels-owner/73569/|title=Noida woman says she was raped by Sudarshan News channel's owner|date=5 November 2016|access-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230645/http://www.jantakareporter.com/media-virus/sudarshan-news-channels-owner/73569/|archive-date=20 March 2018|publisher=Janta Ka Reporter|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He has been accused of inciting communal violence in the past and was arrested by Lucknow police once for 2 days before getting [[bail]].<ref name="Riot_IndiaToday"/>

== Early Life and Career ==
Suresh Chavhanke claims to be a member of [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] since the age of 3 years when he started attending its ceremonies.<ref name="Held_express">{{cite news|last1=Bharadwaj|first1=Ashutosh|title=Held for 'promoting enmity', TV channel head is proud of it|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/channel-not-business-whatever-i-am-is-due-to-rss-sudarshan-news-cmd-4612317/|access-date=2 April 2018|agency=Express News Service|publisher=Indian Express|date=14 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180402230212/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/channel-not-business-whatever-i-am-is-due-to-rss-sudarshan-news-cmd-4612317/|archive-date=2 April 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As a member of RSS, he had worked as a reporter of pro-RSS newspaper [[Tarun Bharat]]. He held several posts in RSS before becoming a full-time reporter. He launched Sudarshan News channel in 2005 in Pune and later shifted it to Noida.<ref name="Held_express"/> He is currently the chairman, managing director and editor-in-chief of Sudarshan news. He hosts the show ''Bindas Bol''.<ref name="JKR_rape"/>

== Controversies ==

* An FIR was lodged with Noida Police against Suresh Chavhanke for allegedly raping a former employee of his channel [[Sudarshan News]] in November 2016.<ref>{{cite news|title=Noida: Rape charge against news channel exec|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/noida-rape-charge-against-news-channel-exec-3736175/|access-date=26 December 2016|publisher=[[The Indian Express]]|date=4 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227061020/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/noida-rape-charge-against-news-channel-exec-3736175/|archive-date=27 December 2016|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He was booked by Police under 11 sections of the IPC; police had investigated the case but the charges were not substantiated as per the closure report filed by the Police in January 2017.<ref name="Held_express" /><ref name="RapeCharges">{{cite news|title=Noida: Sudarshan News owner yet to be held in rape case|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/noida-sudarshan-news-owner-yet-to-be-held-in-rape-case/story-B383F5w07xq4sVGLMcOXAL.html|access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=6 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230731/https://www.hindustantimes.com/noida/noida-sudarshan-news-owner-yet-to-be-held-in-rape-case/story-B383F5w07xq4sVGLMcOXAL.html|archive-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Narsinghanand|Yati Narsinghanand Saraswat]]<nowiki/>i, convener of the Akhil Bhartiya Sant Parishad, alleged that complainant was under influence of Jihadist elements and claimed that they have solid proofs but can't disclose to media.<ref name="RapeCharges" /> Several organisations alleged that he was victimised because he stood up for 'Hindu cause'.<ref name="RapeCharges" />

* In April 2017, Chavhanke was booked and later arrested for inciting communal hatred between the two communities.<ref name="Riot_IndiaToday">{{cite news|title=Sudarshan TV channel editor Suresh Chavhanke arrested for inciting communal hatred|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sudarshan-channel-head-suresh-chavhanke-arrested-971122-2017-04-13|access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=India Today|date=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230718/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sudarshan-channel-head-suresh-chavhanke-arrested-971122-2017-04-13|archive-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The residents of Uttar Pradesh had registered a complaint against Sudarshan News’ show ‘Bindaas Bol’, hosted by Chavhanke and had alleged that it aired programmes that promoted communal disharmony and hostility between religious groups. Subsequently, Chavhanke was booked under various IPC sections and section 16 of the Cable Television Network (Regulation) Act, 1955 was also invoked.<ref name="Hindu_riot">{{cite news|title=Suresh Chavhanke, Sudarshan News editor-in-chief, booked on charges of spreading communal hate|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suresh-chavhanke-sudarshan-news-editor-in-chief-booked-on-charges-of-spreading-communal-hate/article17951380.ece|access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=The Hindu|date=12 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170416004033/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/suresh-chavhanke-sudarshan-news-editor-in-chief-booked-on-charges-of-spreading-communal-hate/article17951380.ece|archive-date=16 April 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> After being released on [[bail]], he claimed that it was an attempt to "suppress and intimidate media".<ref name="HT_Bail">{{cite news|title=Editor-in-chief of Sudarshan TV granted bail, was alleged arrested for inciting communal hatred|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/editor-in-chief-of-sudarshan-tv-granted-bail-was-arrested-for-inciting-communal-hatred/story-kicZZwTVbqqQxZnJjOi2VK.html|access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=Hindustan Times|date=15 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320230845/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/editor-in-chief-of-sudarshan-tv-granted-bail-was-arrested-for-inciting-communal-hatred/story-kicZZwTVbqqQxZnJjOi2VK.html|archive-date=20 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

* In 2018, he started a Bharat Bachav rally allegedly to give a message on population control.<ref name="Express_March">{{cite news|title=Supreme Court refuses to restrain TV channel head from carrying out a march|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/feb/19/supreme-court-refuses-to-restrain-tv-channel-head-from-carrying-out-a-march-1775752.html|access-date=20 March 2018|publisher=Indian Express|date=19 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321130322/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/feb/19/supreme-court-refuses-to-restrain-tv-channel-head-from-carrying-out-a-march-1775752.html|archive-date=21 March 2018|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The rally was interrupted by Hyderabad Police citing law and order problems created by the event. Later, yatra was continued by assurance of [[T. Raja Singh]] and they alleged that it was stopped due to pressure of AIMIM chief [[Asaduddin Owaisi]].<ref name="Rally_hindu">{{cite news|title=Bharat Bachav rally stalled by police|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-telangana/bharat-bachav-rally-stalled-by-police/article23277708.ece|accessdate=20 March 2018|publisher=the Hindu|date=17 March 2018}}</ref>
* He was also in controversy after many people including 91 retired Civil servants filed case against him claiming that his programme 'Bindas Bol' contains derogatory statements about Muslim community and was divisive in nature, the programme related Muslims entering civil services to “infiltration” and “[[Jihad]]” in UPSC Exams which was paused by Allahabad High Court on 1 September 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title='UPSC Jihad': Jamia Writes to Education Ministry, Seeks Action Against Sudarshan News|url=https://thewire.in/education/jamia-islamia-education-ministry-action-sudarshan-news0suresh-chavhanke-upsc|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Wire}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=UPSC Jihad: Suresh Chavhanke of Sudarshan TV could never have cleared the UPSC|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/opinion/upsc-jihad-suresh-chavhanke-of-sudarshan-tv-could-never-havecleared-the-upsc|access-date=2020-09-10|website=National Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/91-retired-civil-servants-demand-action-sudarshan-news-upsc-jihad-show-132100|access-date=2020-09-10|website=www.thenewsminute.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-29|title=Show on Muslim ‘infiltration’ in civil service: SC declines stay, HC stops broadcast|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sudarshan-news-suresh-chavhanke-jamia-6574265/|access-date=2020-09-10|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-15|title=Supreme Court roasts Sudarshan TV for ‘insidious’ show on UPSC exam|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/disservice-to-nation-supreme-court-on-sudarshan-tv-s-upsc-jihad-show/story-aB6PvweUHXCHxHQ5NndsPJ.html|access-date=2020-09-15|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==See also==

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* [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]]
* [[Sudarshan News]]
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[[Category:Indian broadcasters]]
[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:2017 crimes in India]]
[[Category:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh members]]
[[Category:People from Shirdi]]

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