Why did Sudhir Chaudhary leave Zee?

Sudhir Chaudhary is said to have fallen out of favour with Zee boss Subhas Chandra and was locked in a power struggle with a new executive.

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It’s quite surprising for the news industry that one of the country’s “most popular faces” on TV would leave his show rather abruptly.

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Sudhir Chaudhary resigned as editor of Zee News and Wion on June 28.

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There was also a power tussle involving Chaudhary and Rajnish Ahuja, chief content officer and editor of Zee News.

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Chaudhary’s absence from his primetime show DNA over the last few days had given rise to speculation about his resignation even before the news got out.

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