Date:01/05/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/01/stories/2008050150360300.htm

Tamil Nadu - Chennai

Meet on RTI Act

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: The chief architect of United States’ Freedom of Information Act, Thomas M. Susman, said that the media had a major role to play in the bringing about of the Act in his country.

Sharing his experiences with the Act here recently at a discussion organised by the U.S. Consulate-General, Chennai and Citizen Consumer and Civic Action Group, he said patience was needed as these things didn’t happen overnight.