NEW DELHI – CNN-News18 which is owned by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Groupfaced flak after the channel showed the photos of the Grand Mosque inMecca, a mosque in Madina and Al-Aqsa implying that they were part ofJaish-e-Mohammed’s terror factory;
these mosques are considered to be the holiest sites for Muslims around theworld who felt hurt by the sinister broadcast.
After sensing the outrage over the controversy stoked by the channel, aclarification was issued, falling short of apology with claims that JeM wasresponsible for the said association.
“The footage used in our broadcast is clearly watermarked with a JeM logoand was clearly referred to as a propaganda video.
The use of the video has drawn ire from certain quarters. But given thecontext it was used, any religious offense and outrage should be directedat the JeM,” the media outlet stated.View image on Twitterlink[image: View image on Twitter]link
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Clarification on a story aired by CNN-NEWS18.
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Indian media outlets are currently defying ethics of journalism in a bid topin blame on Pakistan for the Pulwama attack in which over 40 soldiers wereleft dead on February 14th.
Pakistan has categorically rejected the allegations and still awaits anysubstantial evidence in this regard.
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