Sudhir Chaudhary joins Aaj Tak as Consulting Editor

Days after journalist Sudhir Chaudhary resigned as the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Zee News

It has come to light that he will join Aaj Tak as a ‘Consulting Editor.’

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Aaj Tak is a Hindi news channel and a part of India Today Group.

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The development was confirmed to the channel’s employees through an email by Kalli Puri, India Today Group’s Vice-Chairperson.

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Sudhir Chaudhary will host a new programme on Aaj Tak.

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According to Puri, Aaj Tak and Sudhir Chaudhary are eyeing to reach 100 million viewers with the guidance of news director Supriya Prasad.

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A veteran of Indian TV journalism, Sudhir Chaudhary joined Zee News during its initial years but left in 2003 to join Sahara Samay.

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He had also joined India TV for some time.

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In 2012 he returned to Zee News, where he was hosting his show Daily News & Analysis.

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He wrote in the resignation letter, “With heavy heart I have to say that ‘Great is the art of beginning, but greater is the art of ending.

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