<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Dr L Murugan today reiterated that the government will not meddle with freedom enjoyed by the media.<br />''<br />''He said it is the bounden duty of media to ensure that authentic news reached the public. Media enjoyed a lot of rights and privileges, and should not shy away from discharging its duties and responsibilities.<br />''<br />''The Minister was addressing students of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Kottayam today.<br />''<br />''Noting that a lot of fake news is doing the rounds, he called upon students to  make efforts to distinguish between real and bogus news.<br />''<br />''Dr Murugan also released a book on social reformer and freedom fighter Mannath Padmanabhan on the occasion of his 146th birth anniversary today.<br />''<br />''Tomorrow, the Minister will visit the Fisheries Harbour at Kochi and later visit  Kodungallur in the evening.<br />''<br />''He will leave for New Delhi on Wednesday.</span><br />