Amish Devgan
Amish Devgan | |
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| Born | 1 March 1980 New Delhi, India |
| Education | PG in Mass Communication from Delhi University |
| Occupations | Managing Editor at News18 India, Zee Media - 2014-2015[1] |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Organization | News18 |
| Notable credit(s) | Debate show Aar Paar, Takkar |
Amish Devgan (born 1 March 1980) is an Indian news anchor, who is the managing editor of News18 India.[2][3] He is well known for his debate show "Aar Paar".[4] Before News18 India, Devgan was the editor and a news anchor of Zee Media from 2014 to 2015.[5] Previously, he had also served stints at Hindustan Times.[6]
Controversies and criticism
[edit | edit source]Devgan has been the subject of controversy for sharing misinformation regarding the Muslim community.[7]
Kurla Masjid
[edit | edit source]There have been many FIRs against Devgan,[8] one of the complaint was registered on 1 May 2020 over his false claims of Muslims offering of namaz in Kurla masjid, Devgan also showed a fake video claiming the gathering of people near Kurla Masjid.[9][10][11]
Defamation of Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
[edit | edit source]Other complaints were filed against him for defaming Sufi Saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti (commonly known as Hazrat Khwaja Ghareeb Nawaz) on 15 June 2020 by saying Lootera (Robber) Chisti,[12][13][14] however Devgan after this on 17 June apologized and clarified that he wanted to refer to Khilji (Alauddin Khilji) as a marauder, mentioned the name 'Chisti'. The Supreme Court of India rejected the plea of Devgan to quash all the FIR against him.[15][16][17]
Fake poster
[edit | edit source]A fake poster of his show also went viral on Twitter claiming Modi was instrumental for death of Baghdadi, after which Devgan responded and clarified that the poster was fake.[18][19]
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External links
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