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New Indian Express
27-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Delhi HC issues summons to Abhijit Iyer Mitra in defamation case by women journalists
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Monday issued summons to political commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra in connection with a Rs 2 crore defamation suit filed by Newslaundry Executive Editor Manisha Pande and eight other women journalists. The suit pertains to a series of tweets where Iyer-Mitra allegedly labelled the journalists as 'prostitutes'. Mitra's Advocate Percival Billimoria told that all the contentious tweets had been removed. But counsel for the journalists, Bani Dikshit, countered that deleting the posts did not reflect genuine regret. 'There's no sign of remorse. In fact, he continues to post poetic remarks on the issue,' she said. Despite these, Billimoria sought dismissal of the case. However, the bench declined to be drawn into unrelated allegations. 'This case is strictly about the posts. If there are other concerns, they must be pursued separately,' the judge said. Dikshit informed that her clients intended to pursue damages, along with an injunction to prevent any future defamatory content. Justice ordered issuance of summons and maintained the interim relief in favour of the journalists.
Scroll.in
21-05-2025
- Politics
- Scroll.in
Commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra agrees to take down posts about women employees of ‘Newslaundry'
Commentator Abhijit Iyer-Mitra on Wednesday said that he will take down social media posts in which he made allegedly sexually abusive remarks about women employees of digital news outlet Newslaundry, after being reprimanded by the Delhi High Court, Live Law reported. Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav warned that it would order a first information report against Iyer-Mitra if he fails to remove the posts that were made between February and April. The court said that it will not proceed with hearing Iyer-Mitra's arguments in the matter unless the posts were taken down. In response, Iyer-Mitra's counsel said the posts would be removed within five hours. During the hearing, the court asked verbally: 'These kind of languages, whatever may be background, can these kind of language against women permissible in society?' The matter will be heard again next week. The High Court was hearing a defamation suit filed by employees of Newslaundry seeking a public apology and Rs 2 crore in damages from Iyer-Mitra, a columnist at pro-Narendra Modi outlet OpIndia. In their suit, they stated that Iyer-Mitra, through a series of social media posts, had 'falsely and maliciously' targeted the news outlet's women employees using derogatory language and slurs. The complainants argued that Iyer-Mitra's posts were made 'knowingly and deliberately' with the intent to harm the dignity and reputation of the employees. Iyer-Mitra's comments are 'not an aspect of free speech or journalistic criticism', said the employees. 'They are sexist slurs aimed at humiliating women professionals,' they added. 'They directly attack their dignity and right to work without fear or sexual harassment.' Advocate Bani Dixit, representing the complainants, said that the plaintiffs were journalists from all walks of life, Bar and Bench reported. 'These are defamatory articles outside the bounds of criticism,' Dixit argued. 'These are all working women."
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Act of War', 'More Dangerous than Nuclear weapon' ... memes go wild on Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's new patriotic song for Pakistan after Operation Sindoor
Image source: X/Twitter Pakistani singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan has released a new patriotic song called 'Meray Watan Meray Chaman'. The song, reportedly celebrating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor was unveiled on May 14 via his official YouTube channel and Instagram account. Although Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's social media accounts continue to remain banned in India, his song has gone viral online. Twitter (now X) users like Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval, Sonam Mahajan @AsYouNotWish and others have shared Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's on the microblogging platform. These tweets have gone viral, garnering thousands of views. If you still haven't, first take a look at Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's latest song: — Iyervval (@Iyervval) by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like These Are The Most Beautiful Women In The World Undo Sharing the 4min-20sec long song, user Abhijit Iyer-Mitra sarcastically wrote 'Pakistan just launched an all out attack on India - far worse than any massed nuclear attack. Ok folks - it's over. I surrender and order full and unconditional surrender of all Indian forces. This is too much to bear'. Memes go viral after Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's new patriotic song for Pakistan Users flooded the posts with memes and sarcastic comments on Chahat Fateh Ali Khan. Commenting on the post, one user wrote: 'Dhinchak puja of pokistan' . 'This is more dangerous than Nuclear weapon,' commented another. A third user wrote 'Agar inke paas chahat fateh ali hai toh humaare paas dhinchak pooja'. 'Pura country inka meme material hai,' said another user. 'Give him Pakistan's biggest military award 'Hilale Chahat',' said a fifth. Another user commented 'this is 'act of war''. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Time of India
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
'Act of War', 'More Dangerous than Nuclear weapon' ... memes go wild on Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's new patriotic song for Pakistan
Image source: X/Twitter Pakistani singer Chahat Fateh Ali Khan has released a new patriotic song called 'Meray Watan Meray Chaman'. The song, reportedly celebrating the ceasefire between India and Pakistan after Operation Sindoor was unveiled on May 14 via his official YouTube channel and Instagram account. Although Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's social media accounts continue to remain banned in India, his song has gone viral online. Twitter (now X) users like Abhijit Iyer-Mitra @Iyervval, Sonam Mahajan @AsYouNotWish and others have shared Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's on the microblogging platform. These tweets have gone viral, garnering thousands of views. If you still haven't, first take a look at Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's latest song: by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Perdagangkan CFD Emas dengan Broker Tepercaya IC Markets Mendaftar Undo Sharing the 4min-20sec long song, user Abhijit Iyer-Mitra sarcastically wrote 'Pakistan just launched an all out attack on India - far worse than any massed nuclear attack. Ok folks - it's over. I surrender and order full and unconditional surrender of all Indian forces. This is too much to bear'. Memes go viral after Chahat Fateh Ali Khan's new patriotic song for Pakistan Users flooded the posts with memes and sarcastic comments. Commenting on the post, one user wrote: 'Dhinchak puja of pokistan' . 'This is more dangerous than Nuclear weapon,' commented another. A third user wrote 'Agar inke paas chahat fateh ali hai toh humaare paas dhinchak pooja'. 'Pura country inka meme material hai,' said another user. 'Give him Pakistan's biggest military award 'Hilale Chahat',' said a fifth. Another user commented 'this is 'act of war''. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Mint
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Mint
Abhishek Upmanyu ‘supports' a Pakistani insulting India, faces Twitter heat, ‘When you betray your own country…'
Standup comedian Abhishek Upmanyu is facing backlash for his one-word reply on Twitter (now X) on April 28. The reason behind the social media outrage has a Pakistan connection. Understand the chronology. Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, a Delhi-based commentator on defence issues, posted a parody poem. The Hindi poem, containing crude and sexually explicit language, spoke about a far-off village where prostitutes were cheap. The poem continues with a language intentionally provocative, using sexual slurs. But, this is nothing new. To everyone who criticises his post, he has a standard reply, 'Go f**k yourself.' A certain Miss Khwaja from Pakistan slammed the explicit poem. 'Zero class. Abuses is not equal to humour. The whole world sees your country as this hub of rapists and rightfully so. This is 'funny' according to the average Indian. You lot deserve all the racism you're facing in the west,' she wrote. Standup comedian Abhishek Upmanyu replied to Miss Khwaja's comment. He wrote, 'Yup.' Abhishek Upmanyu's 'support' for a Pakistani insulting India His reaction did not go well with many Indian users on social media. After the Pahalgam terror attack, allegedly carried out by an extremist group backed by Pakistan, there has been a massive uproar against the nation in India. Miss Khwaja's X account has been withheld. Abhishek Upmanyu has apparently deactivated his account. Here is how people have reacted to the standup comedian's alleged 'support'. 'Ashamed to ever think you were good,' wrote one user. 'You guys are so blind for hate towards everyone opposing your view they would literally SUPPORT A PAKISTANI in this critical time. This whole saga is exposing a lot of cockroaches.' 'When you betray your own country for cheap validation, you don't get sympathy… you get exactly what you deserve: public shame and irrelevance. He collapsed under his own cowardice,' came from another. Another user wrote, 'I used to think he was a smart comedian. Instead of at least coming up with a rebuttal or an apology, he just deactivated his account.' Abhijit Iyer-Mitra was arrested in 2018 for making insulting comments about Odisha's Konark temple and its people. He faced several charges, including promoting enmity, hurting religious feelings and public nuisance. Despite clarifying later that his comments were a joke, his bail pleas were rejected. He was also charged under IT and heritage protection laws. The state assembly later pardoned him. Abhijit Iyer-Mitra, whose Twitter (now X) posts are filled with similar posts containing such lewd language, is still active on the micro-blogging platform. First Published: 29 Apr 2025, 04:54 PM IST
