Many mainstream media channels had reported the incident as a case of anti-Muslim hate crime. On social media, the incident was highlighted yesterday by many influencers as a case of growing intolerance and violence against Muslims.
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A journalist employed by AFP news agency, Uzair Hasan Rizvi, has implored HDFC Bank to act against one of its employees for views he calls 'Islamophobic' and 'Xenophobic'.
Udit Raj accused the Supreme Court of rigging the Lok Sabha polls after its dismissed a petition seeking 100% matching of the VVPAT with the EVMs yesterday
Following the rejection of the claims by ECI and the clarification over the issue, Frontline magazine had accepted that their report is false and a rejoinder will be published. TV9 Bharatvarsh had removed the report from their website and YouTube channel.