Republic TV issues ‘unconditional apology’ to JIH Chief Maulana Jalaluddin Umri
New Delhi: Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV on Sunday issued an unconditional apology to Jamat-e-Islami Hind National President Maulana Jalaluddin Umri.
Republic TV had carried pictures of Maulana Jalaluddin, during a debate on Government’s decision to separatist group of Kashmir ‘Jamat-e-Islami Kashmir’ post Pulwama attack. While carrying pictures the visuals had termed Maulana as the ‘Commander in Chief’ of the organisation.
Jamat-e-Islami Hind has nothing to do with Jamat-e-Islami Kashmir. Kashmir's Jamaat-e-Islami is a socio-religious political organisation active in Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir branch broke away from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and was founded in 1953. The channel had called severe nation-wide criticism for showing pictures of Maulana Jalaluddin without fact-checking.
The criticism also included an official press release by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) demamding apology from the channel.
We strongly condemn @republic channel for falsely accusing Ml Jalaluddin Umri, the vice president of @AIMPLB_Official, of being a terrorist. We also condemn @CNNnews18. It has committed blasphemy against Madjids in Mecca, Madina and Quds. Both channels must apologize. pic.twitter.com/gQEED91utz
— All India Muslim Personal Law Board (@AIMPLB_Official) March 3, 2019
AIMPLB has also demanded an apology from CNN News 18 for displaying visuals of Mecca, Madina and Quds while reporting about terror hub.
Republic TV however, on Sunday night issued unconditional apology through its official twitter handle and termed the error as ‘Advertent error’ by the video editor concerned. It also said it regrets for the same.
CNN News 18 is yet to respond to the demand of apology by AIMPLB.
CORRIGENDUM & APOLOGY for taking a wrong image of Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri carried on Republic TV at 4:03 PM. It was an inadvertent error, the video editor concerned carried the wrong image which was wrongly broadcast once & immediately corrected (1/2)
— Republic (@republic) March 3, 2019
Republic TV unconditionally apologises to Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri for the same @AIMPLB_Official (2/2) pic.twitter.com/RIOEw5G4RK
— Republic (@republic) March 3, 2019
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
