

{"id":76018,"date":"2020-09-21T21:02:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T15:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=76018"},"modified":"2020-09-27T15:06:06","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T09:36:06","slug":"ani-presents-rss-backed-event-as-muslim-community-celebrating-pm-modis-birthday-at-nizamuddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ani-presents-rss-backed-event-as-muslim-community-celebrating-pm-modis-birthday-at-nizamuddin\/","title":{"rendered":"ANI presents RSS-backed event as \u2018Muslim community\u2019 celebrating PM Modi\u2019s birthday at Nizamuddin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated his 70th birthday on September 17, 2020. News agency <a href=\"https:\/\/aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/delhis-muslim-community-celebrates-pm-modis-70-birthday-at-nizamuddin-markaz20200917235534\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ANI published a story<\/a> that same day claiming the Muslim community in Delhi gathered outside the Nizamuddin Markaz building to commemorate the occasion with prayers and cake cutting. &#8220;In the last 6 years, the PM has never spoken about religion, caste, or creed. He has only spoken about the 130 crore people in our country,&#8221; one Maulana Suhaib Qasmi was quoted in the report.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76019 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e988bf08-8e9c-46dc-afbd-02a5e1f19aee.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e988bf08-8e9c-46dc-afbd-02a5e1f19aee.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/e988bf08-8e9c-46dc-afbd-02a5e1f19aee-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nizamuddin Markaz is the global headquarters of the Tablighi Jamaat network which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newslaundry.com\/2020\/04\/27\/audit-of-bigotry-how-indian-media-vilified-tablighi-jamaat-over-coronavirus-outbreak\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vilified by the media<\/a> in early April after the Markaz was identified as a COVID-19 hotspot.<\/p>\n<p>The ANI story was republished by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessworld.in\/article\/Delhi-s-Muslim-community-celebrates-PM-Modi-s-70-birthday-at-Nizamuddin-Markaz\/17-09-2020-321781\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Business World<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/in.news.yahoo.com\/delhis-muslim-community-celebrates-pm-182534507.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yahoo News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-76018 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ani-presents-rss-backed-event-as-muslim-community-celebrating-pm-modis-birthday-at-nizamuddin\/2579353c-938f-42da-a808-9f8e9cdf853e\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1333\" height=\"747\" 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He is also the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2019\/nov\/09\/ayodhya-verdict-senior-advocate-kv-dhananjay-on-the-big-question-muslims-could-ask-2059460.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">President of the Ayodhya Varta Committee<\/a> which was set up in 2016 &#8220;to resolve the Ayodhya land dispute by engaging influential people from both sides to discuss and find a solution to the issue,&#8221; Qasmi was quoted in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/ayodhya-varta-committee-to-engage-influential-hindu-muslim-leaders-to-resolve-the-dispute20190915212826\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 ANI report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Another video where the same group of men can be seen honouring PM Modi on his 70th birthday was tweeted by Qasmi. This video was taken outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi. It may be pointed out here that Qasmi&#8217;s Twitter handle is @sahaibqasmibjp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u0940\u091c\u0947\u092a\u0940 \u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 70 \u0935\u0947 \u091c\u0928\u094d\u092e \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0932\u0902\u092c\u0940 \u0909\u092e\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0941\u0906 \u0939\u0941\u0908 \u091c\u093f\u0938\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0908 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0909\u0932\u0947\u092e\u093e \u0907\u092e\u093e\u092e\u094b \u0928\u0947 \u0936\u093f\u0930\u0915\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0964 Modi ji zindabaad <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M3A6W2dKeD\">pic.twitter.com\/M3A6W2dKeD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suhaib Qasmi#IStandWithFarmersBill (@suhaibqasmibjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suhaibqasmibjp\/status\/1306845605973561345?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A man in this video, who is also visible in the viral video, has adorned an orange-green scarf of the BJP.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76041 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049-990x354.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/Untitled-design-2020-09-21T192913.049-1320x471.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Qasmi in fact shared one more video of PM Modi&#8217;s birthday celebrations inside the BJP office. He has tagged the top brass of the party in his tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4India?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BJP4India<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/blsanthosh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@blsanthosh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/byadavbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@byadavbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amitmalviya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@amitmalviya<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anil_baluni?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@anil_baluni<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shivprakashbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shivprakashbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShyamSJaju?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShyamSJaju<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rammadhavbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rammadhavbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ramlal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ramlal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/swatantrabjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@swatantrabjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sunilbansalbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sunilbansalbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/syedzafarBJP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@syedzafarBJP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/aniljaindr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@aniljaindr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RSSorg?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RSSorg<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DattaHosabale?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DattaHosabale<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KGopalRSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KGopalRSS<\/a> prayer on modi ji birthday at bjp head quarter <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wyZb9Z4NvE\">pic.twitter.com\/wyZb9Z4NvE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suhaib Qasmi#IStandWithFarmersBill (@suhaibqasmibjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suhaibqasmibjp\/status\/1307036084308566016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ANI report quotes another person\u2014Firoj Bakht Ahmed, Chancellor of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU), Hyderabad. &#8220;Modi ji truly does believe in Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas and we are proud to call him our leader. I hope that he remains in this position for the next 10 to 20 years,&#8221; reads a part of the statement attributed to Ahmed, the grandnephew of Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, first Education Minister of India.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmed&#8217;s support to BJP&#8217;s political initiatives is not unknown. He has long-favoured the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyo.in\/politics\/babri-masjid-ram-temple-ayodhya-clerics-triple-talaq\/story\/1\/22405.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">construction of Ram temple<\/a> in the disputed land in Ayodhya, <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/education\/hyderabad-manuu-chancellor-caa-protest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">supported<\/a> the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepressjournal.in\/india\/muslims-must-not-be-misled-by-owaisi-and-aimplb-says-manuu-chancellor-firoz-bakht-ahmed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">removal of Article 370<\/a> from Jammu and Kashmir. Ahmed had also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.muslimrashtriyamanch.org\/Encyc\/2017\/1\/16\/A-fair-tale-of-the-RSS.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written an article<\/a> published on the website of Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the Muslim wing of the RSS, where he attempted to explain how the Sangh has been &#8216;misunderstood&#8217; as anti-Muslim.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t an isolated case when ANI published stories partially identifying Muslim figures, veiling their affiliation or support to the BJP. On multiple occasions in the past, the news agency has tweeted about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ani-a-tale-of-inadvertent-errors-and-oversights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201cMuslim women from Varanasi\u201d<\/a> either celebrating Hindu rituals or praising the Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-76028 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1191\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510.jpeg 1191w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510-300x123.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510-1024x420.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510-768x315.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/muslim-e1540049220510-990x406.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1191px) 100vw, 1191px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>However, these women don&#8217;t merely hail from the Muslim community of Varanasi but are unequivocal supporters of PM Modi. The woman seen in the ANI tweets had floated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india\/women-only-party-with-a-difference-roots-for-modi\/story-kb8LYKC0wjSBToxlBaksqM.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bharatiya Awam Party (BAP)<\/a> and declared unconditional support to the Prime Minister. BAP has also shared the stage with the RSS.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, ANI had portrayed RSS-affiliated Muslim organisation as \u201cpeople in Lucknow\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ani-news18-misreport-rss-affiliated-muslim-org-as-people-in-lucknow-celebrating-bakrid-by-cutting-cake\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">celebrating Bakrid by cutting a cake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: The reference to Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind has been removed from the article. 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