Hyderabad, Sept. 13 -- After receiving intense backlash for publishing a front-page advertisement painting convicted rapist Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh as a good man, The Hindu has issued an unconditional apology on Sunday, September 13, for the act.

The full-size page advertisement titled - What is Dera Sacha Sauda? (Facts vs Fiction) - appeared in the newspaper's northern India edition, including New Delhi - completely whitewashed the murderous reality of Ram Rahim and painted him as a messiah.

"7.5 crore people freed from addiction," "35.40 crore trees planted," "33.85 lakh units of blood donated," "22 Guinness World Records"- the more you read, the glossier he emerges. These are the organisation's own figures, presented as fact, with no...