Jamia Millia Islamia Thursday sent a letter to the Union Education Ministry requesting that they make a move against Sudarshan News divert and its editorial manager in-boss Suresh Chavhanke for “discoloring” the picture of the college.
Chavhanke had tweeted a trailer of his up and coming show, which he guaranteed was an “uncover” on the “penetration of Muslims” in the Civil Services with the hashtag ‘UPSC Jihad’ on August 26. In the video, he got those dropping of Jamia’s Residential Coaching Academy (RCA) and clearing the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) as “Jamia ke Jihadi”.
“We have kept in touch with the Education Ministry advising them about the entire scene and mentioned them to make suitable move. We disclosed to them that Sudarshan channel has not just attempted to discolor the picture of JMI and a specific network yet the picture of UPSC likewise,” said Jamia PRO Ahmed Azeem.
The IPS Association called the comments “flippant”. “A report focusing on applicants in common administrations based on religion is being advanced by Sudarshan TV. We denounce the public and unreliable bit of reporting,” the affiliation tweeted.
Jamia V-C Najma Akhtar revealed to The Indian Express that the college isn’t probably going to go to court over the issue. She likewise said Chavhanke had given another “mainstream definition” of jihadi: “We would prefer not to give them a lot of significance. Most definitely, 30 understudies from RCA were chosen this break of which 16 are Muslims and 14 are Hindus. Since they were totally called jihadis, it implies 16 were Muslim jihadis and 14 others were Hindu jihadis. India has been given another mainstream meaning of jihadis.”
The Jamia Teachers’ Association has requested that a criminal maligning suit be documented by the organization against “hostile to Indian and against JMI comments by swindler Suresh Chavhanke”. “Various censorious words have been utilized by the said CMD of Sudarshan News which transparently impels, heaving venom against individual residents, and attempting to isolate individuals of India,” JTA said.
Reacting to the charges, Chavhanke said he will say what he needs to on his show which airs Friday night: “I don’t have the foggiest idea whether there are Hindus (in RCA). Those contradicting the word jihadi should initially reply on the off chance that they think it is maltreatment. I keep up my stand and need to ask how their (Muslim) numbers are expanding in common administrations. This is a direct result of them being given indirect access favor, the alternative of picking Islamist examines, Urdu language, and so forth. On the off chance that my show is discovered illegal or doesn’t satisfy the guideline of transmission authority, at that point let there be activity against me.”
