Now, sources in Chief Minister Mohan Yadav's office have issued a detailed clarification and said that the Indian Express report pushed a confusing narrative and linked CM Yadav and his family to the independent business activities and land transactions undertaken by his relatives.
Jay Mazoomdar, who authored the Indian Express "fact-check" on external interference in Indian elections, is linked to ICIJ, a partner of Soros-funded OCCRP
From the very onset, Savita Jha makes it evident that this piece is going to be yet another ‘liberal’ attempt at gaslighting Hindus for displaying their faith unapologetically. While the JNU professor argues that since crores of Hindus are partaking in the Mahakumbh festival, Hinduism is becoming performative, mandatory and codified, however, what she affectionately called “my religion” has always been performative.
The Indian Express report was published on the 13th Page of its newspaper. On the 1st of January, the news publication retracted its propaganda story and published a “correction” instead of apology.
Notably, during Ramzan, Indian Express published an article claiming that fasting could boost insulin sensitivity, better glycemic control, and reduce inflammation.
The IE editorial says that the silver lining in this episode is Somaiya School principal Parveen Shaikh refusing to resign and asserting her “constitutional rights and sense of professional responsibility.” It is, however, usual practice of an average terror sympathiser to invoke constitutional rights, freedom of expression and whatnot when their contentious behaviour sparks public outrage.
Himanta Biswa Sarma in his legal notice to Indian Express sent through his lawyer Rajib Borpujari said that CM Sarma’s name appeared on the CBI’s chargesheet in the Sarada Chit Fund Scam case as a witness.