Mangalam TV was an Indian 24-hour Malayalam-language free ro air news channel headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

[1] On its launch day,[2] Mangalam TV aired a telephonic audio clip in which Transport Minister AK Saseendran was allegedly heard speaking in a sexually explicit way to someone whom the channel claimed was a housewife.

[6] After initially denying allegations of a smear campaign,[7] Mangalam TV's CEO Ajith Kumar eventually apologised and admitted that it was a sting operation done by a female journalist employed by the channel.

[8] On 4 April, Kumar and four media people of the channel were arrested by the Kerala Police for airing an "obscene conversation" and for criminal conspiracy.

[5][9] Later, Saseendran was acquitted in the case after the complainant, who had earlier alleged sexual harassment, turned hostile in court; he returned as Transport Minister.