New Delhi: Star's Indian operations chief Peter Mukherjea met Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani even as the government asked the group to rush its responses to its latest questions on its application for uplinking its news channel from India.

"It was a private meeting," Mukherjea, the group's chief executive officer (CEO), told reporters after the 30-minute meeting, refusing to disclose any details.

Home Secretary N Gopalaswami was also present at the meeting.

PTI