Journalist Rubika Liyaquat, known for her tenacious attitude, has become the victim of radical Islamists yet again. The radicals found a ridiculous way to attack her for wearing makeup soon after she posted a photo of herself opening her fast inside the news studio.
However, the journalist gave a befitting reply to the Islamic fundamentalists in her own style. She came out stating that unlike some, she had been working in the studio and not resting at home in the name of fasting.
टाँग पर टाँग चढ़ा के लिपस्टिक लगा के,इतना सारा मेकअप करके इफ़्तार वो करता है जो सारा दिन अपने पैरों पर खड़ा रह कर मेहनत से स्टूडियों में काम करता है।वो तुम जैसे की तरह रोज़े की आड़ में काम चोरी नहीं करता।
जिस तरह अपनी शक्ल छुपाई है अक़्ल पर भी बुरक़ा डाल दिया है ठेकेदार ने https://t.co/3iSjlAXNGz— Rubika Liyaquat (@RubikaLiyaquat) May 26, 2019
Her response notwithstanding, the abuses did not stop at that.
जिस हाथ से पिछ्वाड़ा साफ करती हो उससे ही खाना साफ कर दिया।
रोजा रखा है या भूका मारने की भी दलाली खाई है।हलाल का खान खान सीख जाओ मैडम अल्लाह ने चाहा तो इफ्तार करना भी सीख जाओगी।@RubikaLiyaquat https://t.co/NLVaZOwkA2
— Itz Aziz Mewati ابدول عزیز (@Itz_aziz__) May 26, 2019
Rubika was hounded even further when these elements dug out her old photo where she is seen posing with her Rakhi brother Nishant Chaturvedi, who is an editor at Aaj Tak. The trolls insinuated that her photo was against Islam.
Liyaquat hit back at the troll for attacking her for an old picture with her Rakhi brother reminding the radical Islamists that this is India and not Taliban. The handle that abused her later deleted the tweet.
सही तो ये होगा कि तुम्हारी माँ-बहन के सामने आकर तुम्हें इस्लाम का सही अर्थ समझाऊँ। ये हिंदुस्तान है तालीबान नहीं मेवाती।
नफ़रत में इतने अंधे हो गए हैं आपके समर्थक @INCIndia कि मेरे भाई के साथ मेरी तस्वीर बेहूदगी के साथ शेयर कर रहे हैं। https://t.co/0IhPct3jLE— Rubika Liyaquat (@RubikaLiyaquat) May 28, 2019
Her Rakhi brother Nishant Chaturvedi also came out in her defence and warned those attacking her over the photo.
ये बहन है मेरी .. @RubikaLiyaquat is very special for me and dare not throw muck at her https://t.co/uZOwsMDVYv
— Nishant Chaturvedi (@nishantchat) May 28, 2019
Yashwant Deshmukh, the head of CVoter also condemned the attack on the journalist. He said that this Talibani mindset is incurable.
भाई बहन के स्नेह से ज़्यादा पवित्र क्या है दुनिया में ? राखी के दिन खींची फोटो पर जिसको धर्मिक दिक्कत होने लगे, उसे समझने की नहीं बल्कि इलाज़ की ज़रूरत है . @RubikaLiyaquat मेरी भी छोटी बहन है, और हम सभी को उसकी कामयाबी पर नाज़ है.
बाकी तालिबानी होना लाइलाज़ है. https://t.co/izUiT1Wvkc
— Yashwant Deshmukh ?? (@YRDeshmukh) May 28, 2019
This is not the first time that a popular Muslim personality has been trolled and abused by radical Islamists. Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan was attacked by fundamentalists after he shared a photo of his son celebrating Ganapati Puja.
Similarly, TV actress Hina Khan was also targeted by Islamic fundamentalists who abused her for dressing inappropriately during Ramzan. Cricketer Irfan Pathan was also made a victim of trolling by fundamentalists for celebrating Rakshabandhan.
