By Web Desk
Maha Kumbh: There were multiple unfortunate incidents that happened in the Maha Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj where people were hurt, damages happened or even deaths. There were incidents of fire and a recent incident of a stampede that took 30 lives and injured 60 others
After the incident caught headlines, right-wing news outlets with RSS affiliations published stories on users’ social media reactions to it
One of the outlets reported that “Muslims are celebrating” the mishap that happened at Maha Kumbh, and as proof, it provided some screenshots from Facebook which showed certain FB users with Muslim names have given “ha ha ha” (laughing) reactions.
The story carried on the portal’s site does not state if the users who put the laughing emojis are really from the Muslim community since anyone could use any name to handle a social media account.
The accounts could be fake, and the users may have political motives, but a news portal gives no care for such concerns and runs news under the heading “Muslims react with ‘Haha’ emojis over the stampede-like situation at Maha Kumbh Mela”.
Such problematic headlines and stories might result in tensions and untoward incidents.
This story was originally published in madhyamamonline.com. Read the full story here.
