Woman followed by PM Modi says Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID positive; Journalist replies
New Delhi: A lady Twitter user on Monday alleged that senior Journalist Rana Ayyub lied about being COVID-19 positive. The woman also added “imagine how much she lied after 2002” taking a dig at the journalist’s book “Gujarat Files”.
The woman interestingly is followed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the micro-blogging site. The woman’s name (as mentioned in her Twitter account) is Divya and uses the username “@divya_16”.
“If @RanaAyyub can lie so brazenly about being Covid positive, imagine how much she lied after 2002,” she wrote in her tweet.
Replying to the woman’s tweet, Rana Ayyub wrote “This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case”.
Rana Ayyub had tested positive for COVID-19 on September 9 and was hospitalized in Mumbai. On Monday, the journalist shared her COVID-19 test reports on Twitter with a caption “And finally COVID free”.
She followed it with another tweet detailing her health’s progress. She also lauded the “excellent care of the doctors and nursing staff” and thanked her followers for their support.
Rana Ayyub called the campaign against her as “malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing”.
“The malicious propaganda of the Indian right-wing. Claims I faked COVID to help with Uddhav Thackeray's PR. You guys are sick, sick !!” she wrote in another tweet.
This twitter handle is followed by the Prime Minister of India. I rest my case https://t.co/a3vpHJiVWS
— Rana Ayyub (@RanaAyyub) September 14, 2020
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Curbs on movement, assembly remain in force in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei's killing
Srinagar (PTI): Normal life in Kashmir was affected for the fifth consecutive day as partial restrictions on movement of people remained in force as a precautionary measure.
The restrictions were imposed on Monday after spontaneous protests broke out across Kashmir a day earlier against the killing of Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israel joint strikes.
Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday held a meeting with civil society representatives and religious leaders as part of efforts to bring the situation back to normalcy.
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After the meeting, Abdullah appealed to people to maintain peace while expressing grief and anger in "mosques, shrines and Imambaras".
The government has shut educational institutions till Saturday, and reduced mobile internet speeds.
"Restrictions on the movement and assembly of the people continued in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday," the officials said.
A large number of police and paramilitary CRPF personnel were deployed across the city to prevent gatherings of protestors, the officials said.
They added that concertina wires and barricades were placed at important intersections leading into the city, while asserting that these were precautionary measures imposed to maintain law and order.
The iconic Ghanta Ghar in the city centre of Lal Chowk here continued to remain a no-go zone after the authorities sealed area with barricades erected all around it on late Sunday night.
The move to seal the Ghanta Ghar came after it witnessed massive protests on Sunday after Khamenei's assassination in the joint air strikes by the US and Israel.
This is the first time since August 2019 -- when Article 370 was revoked -- that protests on such a large scale have taken place in Kashmir.
