Monday, April 6, 2020

Politics
- News Reports
  
  Tea vendor near Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, suspected of Wuhan Coronavirus infection, area sealed by BMC
  
  OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020
  
  The area around Matoshree, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence, has been sealed by the BMC as a precautionary measure
  
  Politics
  
  Congress leader Alka Lamba engages in deranged rant against Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt, questions his parentage
  
  OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020
  
  Congress leader Alka Lamba has resorted to an extremely vulgar diatribe against Olympic medalist Yogeshwar Dutt on social media.
  
  Politics
  
  40 years ago, after losing its political identity for a national cause, this is how BJP was born
  
  Shantanu Gupta - 6 April, 2020
  
  Deep dive into how the Bharatiya Janata Party was formed on its 40th foundation day.
  
  Media
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s website comes up with the silliest apologia of Islamism and Tablighi Jamaat, even the Jamaatis’ bullsh*t sounds better
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 5 April, 2020
  
  In this moment of crisis contributed to greatly by the Tablighi Jamaat, The Print decided to run apologia for it.
  
  Politics
  
  Did discontent within the Congress-led Rajasthan Govt lead to false narratives being peddled regarding a pregnant Muslim woman who lost the 7th child
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2020
  
  Many on social media also speculated that the story was shared by Congress MLA to settle political scores with RLD MLA Dr Subhash Garg
Opinions
- Government and Policy
  
  Coordinated marketing cannot hide the Coronavirus mess being created in Maharashtra: Here are some facts
  
  Editorial Desk - 6 April, 2020
  
  From actors to neutral journalists, if one reads their tweets, it would appear that Maharashtra has already contained the Coronavirus threat
  
  Politics
  
  40 years ago, after losing its political identity for a national cause, this is how BJP was born
  
  Shantanu Gupta - 6 April, 2020
  
  Deep dive into how the Bharatiya Janata Party was formed on its 40th foundation day.
  
  Opinions
  
  Jñanagaman: The Coronavirus Lockdown is an opportunity to move inwards, to know one’s true self
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 5 April, 2020
  
  Lockdown is an opportunity to facilitate Jñanagaman - the advent of true knowledge, or, in modern parlance, the awakening of the Force
  
  Media
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s website comes up with the silliest apologia of Islamism and Tablighi Jamaat, even the Jamaatis’ bullsh*t sounds better
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 5 April, 2020
  
  In this moment of crisis contributed to greatly by the Tablighi Jamaat, The Print decided to run apologia for it.
  
  Opinions
  
  It is not prejudiced to suspect the Tablighi Jamaat of sabotage through the Coronavirus pandemic
  
  Abhishek Banerjee - 4 April, 2020
  
  It is not bigoted to point fingers at the Tablighi Jamaat for the Coronavirus spread. Their irresponsible behavior is a matter of public record.
Fact-Check
- All Media Fact-Check Political Fact-Check Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Social Media Fact-Check
  
  Viral message on WhatsApp claiming Maulana Saad of Tablighi Jamaat donated to Rs 1 crore to PM’s Relief fund is fake, here is how
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2020
  
  An image of Irish newspaper News Letter was used to create the fake news claiming Maulana Saad donated 1 crore to govt of India
  
  News Reports
  
  Old video of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi goes viral on social media falsely claiming they defied lockdown rules
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2020
  
  The video was shot in December 2019 during CAA protests when Priyanka Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were stopped in Meerut.
  
  Fact-Check
  
  145 Hindus test Coronavirus positive after visiting Vaishno Devi: Islamist Ali Sohrab, who was once arrested, spreads fake news again
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2020
  
  Fake news peddler Ali Sohrab was in November last year arrested by UP Police over his provocative tweets on Supreme Court judgement of Ram Janmabhoomi verdict
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Habitual fake-news peddler Saba Naqvi shares old video of Hindu devotees visiting temples to shield Tablighi Jamaat super-spreaders
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2020
  
  Habitual fake news peddler Saba Naqvi shared an old video to assert that Hindu devotees breached the lockdown restrictions
Media
- Media
  
  Shekhar Gupta’s website comes up with the silliest apologia of Islamism and Tablighi Jamaat, even the Jamaatis’ bullsh*t sounds better
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 5 April, 2020
  
  In this moment of crisis contributed to greatly by the Tablighi Jamaat, The Print decided to run apologia for it.
  
  Media
  
  The Guardian’s biased coverage: Calls India’s lockdown ‘brutal’ but deems Britain’s ‘necessary hardship’, urged Trump to impose a lockdown and gives Australia a free...
  
  OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2020
  
  The Western media's agenda against India was most prominent during The Guardian's coverage of India's lockdown.
  
  News Reports
  
  NDTV claims it ‘won’ the undisclosed income case in Supreme Court, but troubles are not over for them: Here is how
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2020
  
  The Supreme Court quashed the case against NDTV on technical grounds, allowing I-T dept to proceed under proper sections of I-T Act
  
  Media Fact-Check
  
  Habitual fake-news peddler Saba Naqvi shares old video of Hindu devotees visiting temples to shield Tablighi Jamaat super-spreaders
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2020
  
  Habitual fake news peddler Saba Naqvi shared an old video to assert that Hindu devotees breached the lockdown restrictions
  
  Media
  
  Rahul Kanwal uploads the Tablighi Jamaat infographic with somewhat correct numbers and a picture that looks “less Muslim”
  
  OpIndia Staff - 4 April, 2020
  
  Rahul Kanwal proved suspicions true that one of the reasons for Tablighi Jamaat graphic to be deleted was depiction of a skull cap-wearing man
Variety
- All Books Culture and History Satire
  
  Opinions
  
  Jñanagaman: The Coronavirus Lockdown is an opportunity to move inwards, to know one’s true self
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 5 April, 2020
  
  Lockdown is an opportunity to facilitate Jñanagaman - the advent of true knowledge, or, in modern parlance, the awakening of the Force
  
  Opinions
  
  P.P. Dr. Keshav Baliram Hedgewar: The Man who transformed modern India and its trajectory
  
  Abhinav Khare - 25 March, 2020
  
  Just a small idea of Dr. KB Hedgewar of boys playing together in a playground developed world’s largest cadre-based voluntary organization.
  
  Satire
  
  Suffering through Modi’s #ThaliBajao abhiyan is worse than dying from a mysterious Chinese virus. Like, seriously!
  
  Nirwa Mehta - 22 March, 2020
  
  I need a therapist. Coronavirus has led to a total lockdown and I have been spending past 10 days at home on forced quarantine with my Sanghi father.
  
  News Reports
  
  Satyaniti and Swaraj constitute the historical backbone of the socio-political order of India, through the ages
  
  Dr. Mrittunjoy Guha Majumdar - 19 March, 2020
  
  Satyaniti, this dharmic anarchism, is the result of the Indic civilisation embracing the dynamism of life, and the spontaneity and capacity to self-organize of human beings.
Specials
- All Interviews OpIndia Explains OpIndia Scoops
  
  News Reports
  
  Did you know that the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund has always had the President of Congress party in its managing committee
  
  OpIndia Staff - 3 April, 2020
  
  After PM Modi launched PM CARES Fund, a lot has been discussed about similarities and differences between PM CARES Fund and PMNRF
  
  News Reports
  
  Meet Maulana Saad Kandhalvi: The Chief of Coronavirus super spreader Tablighi Jamaat who incited Muslims to defy lockdown
  
  OpIndia Staff - 2 April, 2020
  
  Maulana Saad Kandhalvi is a deluded bigot who urged Muslims to defy the nationwide lockdown imposed to arrest spread of Coronavirus
  
  News Reports
  
  Tablighi Jamaat and its links to terrorist organizations: History of association to Al Qaeda, Taliban and Kashmiri terrorists
  
  OpIndia Staff - 31 March, 2020
  
  The links of Tablighi Jamaat with terrorist organizations such as the Al Qaeda become hugely significant.
  
  News Reports
  
  People infected by ‘Secularitis’ attempt to blame Modi govt and ‘rightwing’ for mess created at Markaz Nizamuddin: Here are the facts
  
  K Bhattacharjee - 31 March, 2020
  
  The Markaz, Nizamuddin in Delhi, the global center for the Tablighi Jamaat, is suspected to be the ground zero of hundreds of potential infections of the Wuhan Coronavirus.
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Tea vendor near Matoshree, Uddhav Thackeray’s residence, suspected of Wuhan Coronavirus infection, area sealed by BMC

OpIndia Staff - 6 April, 2020

The area around Matoshree, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence, has been sealed by the BMC as a precautionary measure

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Nizamuddin Markaz of Tablighi Jamaat, hotspot of Wuhan Coronavirus, set to be demolished: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 5 April, 2020

Only two floors of the Nizamuddin Markaz are authorised, therefore the rest 7 floors may be demolished

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Islamists on social media weren't too happy with cricketer Mohammad Kaif for lighting lamp to thank healthcare workers, urged him to offer namaz instead.

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