Five reasons why Manoj Patil became SK Editor

1. Manoj is on the verge of retirement. Next year he will pack up.

2. He is very close to one of the trustees, G.M.Patil who was hell bent to put his own man on the gaddi.

3. If allowed, Harnahally Ramaswamy would have brought in Brahmin as the editor. So G.M.Patil insisted for Manoj.

4. Manoj is from Hubli. In Hubli SK, the staff is fed up of Bangalorean or Bangalore based journo becoming the editor.

5. Manoj is a weak and doesn't carry any ideology. It becomes very easy to tame him. Moreover he is a 'Yes' man.