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Rupert Murdoch's audacious bid to cement his eldest son's control over one of the world's most influential media empires has ...
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(X) Ananda Krishnan's business empire includes telecommunications ... He is known to speak English, and Tamil and Thai are likely among the languages he knows, given his diverse background ...