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The Hindu takes down anti-Muslim cartoon after backlash

Raza Dotani
Raza Dotani  - Founder / Editor Mar 29, 2020 1 Min Read
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The Hindu cartoon by Deepak Harichandran
The Hindu cartoon by Deepak Harichandran, design editor of the newspaper.
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Indian newspaper “The Hindu”, on March 26, published an extremely distasteful Cartoon showing the novel Coronavirus in a Muslim attire with a gun put over the world.

It clearly meant, either Muslims are like Coronavirus destroying the world or the virus is like Muslims killing humanity.

More interestingly, the cartoon was in an attire called ‘Pathani dress’. It disturbed peace-lovers, obviously Muslims and the Pathans (Pashtun) as well.

Today's cartoon by Deepak Harichandran
For more cartoons, visit: https://t.co/HWZnhh396dhttps://t.co/tY6iIWyoVN

— The Hindu Comment (@TheHinduComment) March 26, 2020

However, social media users responded with immediate criticism and said that The Hindu was fueling hate.

Dear @the_hindu
This is indeed Despicable! Pretty much Rwanda Radio!

You are normalizing Islamophobia & fuelling hate!

Many of us have been ardent fan of your journalism and ethics. Please take this down unless you endorse stereotypes & “recognise them by their clothes”!

— Einstein 🇮🇳 (@DesiPoliticks) March 26, 2020

"The Hindu" news paper displays a cartoon of Corona virus with Muslim attire. What does this indicate. Are not these blood thirsty mainstreams done with Muslim hatredness?
Condemn #Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/pci9ELTMlV

— Ladeeda Farzana (@ladeedafarzana) March 26, 2020

Saw this on my TL- the editorial cartoon of @the_hindu

The Corona catastrophe is depicted as Muslim men in Pathani suits pointing their assault rifles to the earth.

What an utterly shameless, bigoted publication colouring a pandemic with filthy propaganda!

cc: @MaliniP pic.twitter.com/ciy03wGUlu

— Sidrah (@SidrahDP) March 26, 2020

The aesthetic fetishes of the Indian majority conscious is satisfied only when Muslims are portrayed as the bad and evil.
/Cartoon from The Hindu/ pic.twitter.com/t2yhlyRS5r

— Afreen Fatima (@AfreenFatima136) March 26, 2020

After the backlash, The Hindu replaced the Pathani dress with a stick figure. The newspaper expressed regrate but did not apologize.

The Hindu takes down anti-Muslim cartoon after backlash 1

This cartoon in @thehindu is in a very, very bad taste. Distinct Muslim attire worn by a man shown as coronavirus. What is this supposed to convey? Diseases don’t have religion but some minds can be diseased#Islamophobia pic.twitter.com/bdDMl3O320

— Ali (@Gaamuk) March 27, 2020

TAGGED: Coronavirus, India, Media, Social Media

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