{"id":17797,"date":"2018-08-11T16:48:54","date_gmt":"2018-08-11T11:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=17797"},"modified":"2018-08-11T17:00:45","modified_gmt":"2018-08-11T11:30:45","slug":"postcard-news-founder-falsely-claims-pakistans-independence-day-to-be-celebrated-in-west-bengal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postcard-news-founder-falsely-claims-pakistans-independence-day-to-be-celebrated-in-west-bengal\/","title":{"rendered":"Postcard News founder falsely claims Pakistan&#8217;s independence day to be celebrated in West Bengal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m1397\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><em>\u201cPlease look into this matter. Shame politics by T.M.C in W.B what is the meaning of &#8220;JASHN-E-AZADI&#8221; &amp; also date mentioned 14th Aug. Are they Pakistanis. Need to step regarding this matter.<\/em>\u201d Mahesh Vikram Hegde is fanning the right-wing outrage industry once again. This time, he is offended by the Indian Independence Day celebrations in Titagarh, West Bengal.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please look into this matter. <br \/>Shame politics by T.M.C in W.B <br \/>what is the meaning of &quot;JASHN-E-AZADI&quot; &amp; also date mentioned 14th Aug. <br \/>Are they Pakistanis. <br \/>Need to step regarding this matter. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bT2OQmCJdF\">pic.twitter.com\/bT2OQmCJdF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mahesh Vikram Hegde \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@mvmeet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mvmeet\/status\/1027851255354408962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hegde seems unaware that <em>Mushairas<\/em> and <em>Kavi Sammelans<\/em> are routinely organized on August 14, which is the eve of Independence Day. Here is an image of a <em>Kavi Sammelan<\/em> on August 14, 2017.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17798\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Image-from-iOS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Image-from-iOS.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Image-from-iOS-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAre they Pakistanis\u201d<\/em> asks Hegde who is unable to recognize the colors of the Indian flag. He is also unaware that <em>Jashn-e-Azadi<\/em> means celebration of independence.<\/p>\n<p>In his haste to implicate Mamata Banerjee led TMC and the minority community, Hegde has also forgotten that the President of India addresses the nation on August 14 every year. Only the absolutely ignorant or those with a sinister agenda will conclude that an event on the eve of Independence Day means a celebration of Pakistan\u2019s Independence Day.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17830\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/kovind.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/kovind.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/kovind-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/kovind-385x420.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Several like-minded right-wing handles have tweeted the image from West Bengal and raised similar questions. They are either ignorant of the celebration of Indian Independence Day or are deliberately fanning a divisive agenda.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/me_sourish\/status\/1027837706292879361<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Jashn-e-Azadi All India Mushaira<\/em> in Titagarh that Hegde and others are trying to malign features poet Imran Pratapgarhi and was organized in 2017 as well. Other than poetry recitation, it also features the hoisting of the Indian flag. A tweet from the poet elaborates on the program planned for this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0938\u0902\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092a\u0930<\/p>\n<p>14 August, 2018<\/p>\n<p>\u091f\u0940\u091f\u093e\u0917\u0922, \u0915\u094b\u0932\u0915\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e<\/p>\n<p>\u0907\u0938 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0930\u092e \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0921\u0940 \u0916\u093c\u0942\u092c\u0938\u0942\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u092f\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0930\u093e\u0924 12 \u092c\u091c\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0924\u093f\u0930\u0902\u0917\u093e \u092b\u0939\u0930\u093e\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e \u0939\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0928 \u0938\u0947 \u092b\u0939\u0930\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0924\u093f\u0930\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0940\u091a\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0936\u093e\u092f\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0917\u0940\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gd3Wg9MAxX\">pic.twitter.com\/gd3Wg9MAxX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Imran Pratapgarhi (@ShayarImran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShayarImran\/status\/1027933916286484480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It is unfortunate that while Indians are gearing up to celebrate the Independence Day with pride, there are those who are spreading misinformation and peddling a divisive agenda. Hegde who is also the founder of the fake news website Postcard News is a repeat offender and has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/postcard-news-a-mega-factory-of-fake-news-that-continues-to-spew-venom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">caught in controversies<\/a> several times in the past. Social media users users must verify before trusting information originating from such handles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPlease look into this matter. Shame politics by T.M.C in W.B what is the meaning of &#8220;JASHN-E-AZADI&#8221; &amp; also date mentioned 14th Aug. Are they Pakistanis. Need to step regarding this matter.\u201d Mahesh Vikram Hegde is fanning the right-wing outrage industry once again. 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