Crackdown On Indian Political Ads

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India's Supreme Court has banned the televising of political advertisements
which offend the moral or religious sensibilities of viewers. In recent
weeks, a series of advertisements have been aired on Indian television
channels, targeting Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and opposition
leader Sonia Gandhi. The advertisements were described as "public service
announcements" credited to non-government trusts which are believed to be
acting on behalf of major political parties. Both leading national parties,
the governing BJP and the opposition Congress, have been running a hi-tech
campaign on television, mobile telephones and on the internet. Congress is
hoping to oust the BJP and correspondents believe the campaign is likely to
get very dirty.

Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3593735.stm