Fact-Checker Mohammed Zubair exposes ABP News for liking Islamophobic post on X
New Delhi: Mohammed Zubair, journalist and co-founder of the fact-checking website Alt News, on Tuesday revealed that mainstream news channel ABP News had liked an Islamophobic post on the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter).
Zubair posted a screenshot on his X account showing the 'likes' section of ABP News' handle, which included a controversial post by a popular right-wing account named BALA, with the username @erbmjha. The post featured a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticizing Muslims, although he did not mention them explicitly. BALA’s caption read, “Modi ji ghuspethiye aur jihadiyon ko pel rahe hai” (Modi ji is screwing intruders and Jihadis), which was clearly intended to refer to Muslims. The caption further added, “Zubair will start crying in 3..2..1..”
ABP News, which has over 13.8 million followers on X, has often been categorized as part of 'Godi Media,' a term used to describe media outlets perceived to be favorable towards Prime Minister Modi's policies. The user BALA is known for spreading false information, propaganda, and Islamophobic content through his social media accounts.
Zubair's revelation prompted backlash from social media users who condemned ABP News for liking such a post. They expressed disappointment that a major news outlet, expected to be unbiased and uphold democratic values, would engage in this kind of activity.
“A news portal which is supposed to be unbiased liking an Islamophobic post is a testimony that media for the citizens no longer exists in India. They all have surrendered to the supreme leader,” one user commented.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
