\ Naidu also said that there are about one lakh newspapers Naidu also said that there are about one lakh newspapers\in the country and about 890 TV channels which are set to\expand more and more as the appetite for information and\entertainment of 125 crore people keeps on increasing.\ \\"Our people fiercely guard the right to freedom of\expression. This is valued even more than economic\advancement,\\" he said.\ He said that social media is a new tool of communication\with its own distinct features and advantages.\ \\"It is spontaneous and interactive. Such a medium is both\an opportunity and a challenge. While we believe in people\taking full advantage of this new medium, we expect them to\make judicious use of it in the larger national and individual\good,\\" Naidu said.PTI ADS\DV\