Jamia Milia Islamia on Thursday said it has asked the education ministry to take ‘appropriate action’ against Sudarshan News channel and its editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke for “tarnishing” the image of the university and the Muslim community.
Sudarshan news channel in one of its promos anchored by its Editor-in-Chief Suresh Chavhanke was seen raising questions on the entry of Muslims in the bureaucracy through UPSC exams
Jamia Millia Islamia has called for a meeting to discuss if legal action can be initiated against a TV channel for its promo allegedly questioning the entry of Muslims in the bureaucracy through UPSC exams and also for referring to those who cleared the exams from Jamia as “Jamia ke Jihadi”.
Jamia Millia Islamia plans legal action against Sudarshan channel for offensive promo.#JamiaMilliaIslamia#SuspendSureshChavhankehttps://t.co/9jUtaku5BL
— Jamia Millia Islamia (@jamiamillia_) August 27, 2020
“We have called a meeting to discuss the next course of action against the TV channel for airing mala fide content. Every student of Jamia’s Residential Coaching Academy who has cleared the UPSC exam should file an FIR against the channel for its hateful content,” Najma Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor, Jamia Millia Islamia, told IANS.
"We have called a meeting to discuss the next course of action against the TV channel for airing mala fide content. Every student of Jamia's Residential Coaching Academy who has cleared the #UPSCexam should file an FIR against the channel for its hateful content,"#Jamia, VC told. pic.twitter.com/PLJXmMXi96
— IANS (@ians_india) August 27, 2020
Thirty students who had received training at Jamia’s Residential Coaching Academy have cleared the UPSC civil services exam of 2019.
Jamia Millia Islamia’s Residential Coaching Academy provides free coaching to civil services aspirants. This facility is exclusively open for candidates belonging to minority, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe category. Women candidates are also eligible to avail this opportunity in which Jamia offers free coaching along with hostel facility.
The Indian Police Service (IPS) Association on August 28 also criticised Suresh Chavhanke, the head of Sudarshan News, after the journalist tweeted a teaser for a show questioning the increasing number of Muslims in the Civil Services.
A news story targeting candidates in civil services on the basis of religion is being promoted by Sudarshan TV.
We condemn the communal and irresponsible piece of journalism.
— IPS Association (@IPS_Association) August 27, 2020
In the promotional video for his show, Chavhanke said that the number of Muslims appearing for and clearing the Union Public Service Exams (UPSC) had suddenly spiked.
“How has the number of Muslim IPS and IAS officers increased recently?” he asked. “What will happen if ‘Jamia ke jihadi’ rise to positions of authority in the country?” Chavhanke had tweeted a promo of the upcoming show, calling it an “expose” on the “infiltration of Muslims” in the Civil Services with the hashtag ‘UPSC Jihad’ on August 26.
#सावधान
लोकतंत्र के सबसे महत्वपूर्ण स्तंभ कार्यपालिका के सबसे बड़े पदों पर मुस्लिम घुसपैठ का पर्दाफ़ाश.देश को झकझोर देने वाली इस सीरीज़ का लगातार प्रसारण प्रतिदिन. शुक्रवार 28 अगस्त रात 8 बजे से सिर्फ सुदर्शन न्यूज़ पर.@narendramodi @RSSorg pic.twitter.com/B103VYjlmt
— Dr. Suresh Chavhanke “Sudarshan News” (@SureshChavhanke) August 25, 2020
The Indian Police Foundation also reacted to the video and referred to it as pure venom.
The hate story carried on a Noida TV channel against minority candidates joining IAS /IPS is dangerous bigotry. We refrain from retweeting it because it is pure venom. We hope #NewsBroadcastingStandardsAuthority, #UPPolice and concerned government authorities take strict action.
— Indian Police Foundation (@IPF_ORG) August 27, 2020
Activist Saket Gokhale wrote to the chairperson of the Union Public Service Commission, urging him to take an “urgent stand” against the video.
I've written to Chairman, UPSC asking to take an urgent stand against the communal dog-whistle instigated by @SureshChavhanke against Muslim UPSC candidates & officers.
As a Constitutional body, it is the duty of UPSC to speak up against this hate & reassure Muslim candidates. pic.twitter.com/XjpSai2t5A
— Saket Gokhale (@SaketGokhale) August 27, 2020
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