Launching The Sunday Guardian and several other channels of ITV networks, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde congratulated the owner, Member of Rajya Sabha Kartikiye Sharma and also congratulated all the award winner at the event. Shinde added, “The launch of ITV was done in 2006 and now it has 9 news channels including newsX, India news and The Sunday Guardian. There are 1200 people working in the network and in Haryana there is 75 percent of market held by ITV. The Sunday Guardian was started in 2010 and Mumbai edition is getting started today. And in today’s friends of Mumbai awards, people who are working for the people and helping people out, we also have responsibility in the same way towards the people of Mumbai and for the people of Maharashtra.” Shinde also said that those who are serving people of Maharashtra, “we have honoured them by awarding them. They (Kartikiye Sharma) have also started a media school, they have started it from today. Under one roof they are doing everything. Around 800 people will be trained in that school. That means 800 more mediapersons will come up. That is why I want to thank you (Kartikiye Sharma). I also want to tell you that since you are established in English and Hindi media, now you should come in Marathi media as well. I want to congratulate you for this bright beginning.” “Many people you are giving jobs and there is an expertise you have in media chanels in every state. You know Mumbai is an international City, and it is our economic and financial hub, now Mumbai is also changing, you can see that Mumbai is becoming clean and now all the streets we will make them concrete. Its beautification is going on, moreover on a large scale we are planting trees and increasing green cover. We have started deep clean drive. We have mobilised manpower and machinery.” Shinde also said, “Global warming is a global issue, it is our worry and Mumbai being an international City we recieve people from across the world. When g20 happened here, we got to do branding and showcase of our place. I give you blessings that you quickly come up with a Marathi channel.”