"Anti-Muslim": International media peddles misinformation against CAA to provoke Indian Muslims; Govt responds

New Delhi, Mar 12: As the government notified the crucial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on Monday evening, there were several leftist-propagandists international media which attempted to peddle false narratives over the Act. These media organisations are famously known for spreading anti-India narratives and making the Muslim community the victims of the CAA.

 

 

1. One of the major propaganda spreading portals Al Jazeera suffered a burnol moment as it published an article titled, "India implements ‘anti-Muslim’ 2019 citizenship law weeks before election”. Notably, the law does not even mention Muslims, Indian or not nor does it harm any Indian Muslim. Read here - How the CAA is not ant-Muslim

 

However, the government-owned Press Information Bureau fact-checked Al Jazeera for its “misleading” report on CAA and stated on X, “Misinformation is being spread by @AJEnglish regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act, calling the act ‘anti-Muslim’. The claim is misleading. CAA will not take away the citizenship of any Indian citizen irrespective of religion. It’s not against any single religion/ community. It’s an enabling law only to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from neighbouring countries – Afghanistan, Pakistan & Bangladesh,” PIB stated.

 

 

2. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is also known for its anti-India propaganda and bias reporting read, “India to enforce migrant law that excludes Muslims.”

 

 

3. Another British media outlet The Guardian reported, “India enacts citizenship law criticised as ‘discriminatory’ to Muslims”

 

 

4. Australian Broadcasting Corporation also shared a similar article titled "India moves to implement citizenship law that excludes Muslims"

 

  

 

5. Pakistan also joined in this narrative saying that "India to implement Citizenship Amendment Act that excludes Muslims".