Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-chief of Times Now, announced on Tuesday that he is quitting the Times Group, employees of the news channel said.
Goswami made the announcement at a meeting with Times Now employees.
Some of the employees IANS spoke to said Goswami took questions after announcing that he had resigned.
End of an era with Arnab quitting Times Now. I shall observe one minute noise to mark the occasion.
— Rohan (@mojorojo) November 1, 2016
They said he referred to launch of Times Now in 2006 and said: "We disrupted the industry" and it will be done again.
Breaking News: Air pollution up, noise pollution down, in Delhi
— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) November 1, 2016
"The game has just begun," the employees quoted Goswami as saying.
Goswami anchors prime time TV show "The Newshour" which is known for its intense and aggressive style of questioning.
Dear #ArnabGoswami. This is called Stardom. Whole country is talking about you. Because you took country's side & made a DIFFERENCE. #JaiHo
— Anupam Kher (@AnupamPkher) November 1, 2016
With news doing the rounds that Goswami has quit, Times Now channel ran a ticker "Arnab Goswami is back tonight."
"Acha chalta hoo, duao mein yaad rakhna..." - Arnab to Times Now
— Tanmay Bhat (@thetanmay) November 1, 2016
The reports of senior editor Arnab Goswami quitting as TimesNow Editor-in-Chief on Tuesday invoked hilarious reactions on the social media, especially Twitter.
Arnab Goswami was among top trends on the micro-blogging site with 28,600 tweets till 9 pm on Tuesday. Arnab anchors TimesNow’s popular show ‘The Newshour’.
Twitter exploded with hilarious memes and tweets as soon as the unconfirmed reports of his resignation started making the rounds.
He: I RESIGN.
— Rajneesh (@MrMrRajneesh) November 1, 2016
Boss: Okay, I'll inform the HR Department.
Faint voice from far away:
We heard him.