TN CM Stalin confers state communal harmony award on fact-checker Mohammed Zubair
Chennai (PTI): Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday presented the state government's award for promotion of communal harmony to fact-checker Mohammed Zubair "in recognition of his contribution in prevention of violence" by debunking claims in social media that migrant workers were under attack in Tamil Nadu.
Co-founder of AltNews, Zubair was presented the award by Stalin at the 75th Republic Day celebrations here. The government said in March 2023, claims were made in social media that "migrant workers were being attacked in Tamil Nadu."
After verifying the authenticity of the video clips that made such claims, Zubair made it amply clear in AltNews that such claims were false and such attacks did not take place in Tamil Nadu at all.
"Thus, he stopped the spread of rumours against Tamil Nadu and acted to prevent violence caused by caste, religion, race and language," in the state, the government said in the citation.
"In appreciation of the services rendered by him in maintenance of communal harmony, Thiru Mohammed Zubair is presented with the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award for the year 2024."
Further, the government said that he has been "rendering various services to promote communal harmony."
The Tamil Nadu government instituted the Kottai Ameer Communal Harmony Award in the year 2000 for nurturing communal harmony.
It is being given to a person belonging to the state in recognition of outstanding services in building harmony. The award carries a medal, a cash component of Rs 25,000 and a certificate honouring the services. The government said Zubair is a resident of Denkanikottai taluka of Krishnagiri district.
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Raichur: Illegal goshala demolished by Municipal Corporation
Raichur: The Raichur Municipal Corporation on Tuesday morning demolished an illegal goshala constructed on government land near Aiganur on the outskirts of the city.
According to officials, the goshala was built by a person identified as Mrutyunjaya Swami, who had allegedly encroached on survey number 202 in Aiganur village, falling under the corporation's jurisdiction. Acting on the complaint, a team led by Assistant Commissioner Gajanan Bale and Municipal Commissioner Gurusiddayya Hiremath, with police assistance, carried out the demolition using JCB machines.
After the demolition, the cattle from the goshala were relocated to the city's Maliabad Goshala, authorities confirmed.
