NEW DELHI: India TV founder Rajat Sharma has once again come under target of social media users due to his communal tweet.
On Tuesday, Mumbai’s Bandra West railway station was flooded with migrant labourers after PM Modi extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3.
Communal media
However, news anchors of leading media channels allegedly communalize the incident and spread hatred amid the human tragedy.
In a tweet in Hindi, Sharma wrote, “It’s a matter of concern that so many people assembled outside the jama masjid in Bandra. Who called them? If they had come to catch the train to return to their homes, then why did they not have their luggage with them?”
Sharp attack
Senior journalist Nikhil Wagle reacted sharply to Sharma’s tweet for allegedly communalising the Tuesday’s impromptu protest by migrant workers.
Wagle wrote, “You are so shameless. First, you know nothing about Mumbai and yet you are trying to give it a communal colour. Bandra railway station is right in front of the mosque and these people had come there to buy tickets. A lowly TV channel like yours had spread the rumours about starting of train service. That’s it.”
Some users also complained to Mumbai police, accusing Sharma of spreading religious hatred.
Hours after the lockdown was extended, most channels broadcast reports, WhatsApp forwards were circulated that triggered the mass gathering.