The NPR, which was initially proposed to be conducted alongside the first phase of the Census, was put on the back burner following stiff opposition from left-liberal groups and Muslim organisations across the country.
Uri Berliner worked for NPR for 25 years. In an essay, he expalined how NPR has become overtly liberal biased over the years, to the point of neglecting genuine stories and fanning unfounded political allegations.
Twitter defines state-affiliated media outlets as outlets "where the state exercises control over editorial content through financial resources, direct or indirect political pressures, and/or control over production and distribution."