Republic TV issues ‘unconditional apology’ to JIH Chief Maulana Jalaluddin Umri

New Delhi: Arnab Goswami’s Republic TV on Sunday issued an unconditional apology to Jamat-e-Islami Hind National President Maulana Jalaluddin Umri.

Republic TV had carried pictures of Maulana Jalaluddin, during a debate on Government’s decision to separatist group of Kashmir ‘Jamat-e-Islami Kashmir’ post Pulwama attack. While carrying pictures the visuals had termed Maulana as the ‘Commander in Chief’ of the organisation.

Jamat-e-Islami Hind has nothing to do with Jamat-e-Islami Kashmir. Kashmir's Jamaat-e-Islami is a socio-religious political organisation active in Jammu and Kashmir. The Kashmir branch broke away from Jamaat-e-Islami Hind and was founded in 1953. The channel had called severe nation-wide criticism for showing pictures of Maulana Jalaluddin without fact-checking.

The criticism also included an official press release by All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) demamding apology from the channel.

We strongly condemn @republic channel for falsely accusing Ml Jalaluddin Umri, the vice president of @AIMPLB_Official, of being a terrorist. We also condemn @CNNnews18. It has committed blasphemy against Madjids in Mecca, Madina and Quds. Both channels must apologize. pic.twitter.com/gQEED91utz

— All India Muslim Personal Law Board (@AIMPLB_Official) March 3, 2019

AIMPLB has also demanded an apology from CNN News 18 for displaying visuals of Mecca, Madina and Quds while reporting about terror hub.

Republic TV however, on Sunday night issued unconditional apology through its official twitter handle and termed the error as ‘Advertent error’ by the video editor concerned. It also said it regrets for the same.

CNN News 18 is yet to respond to the demand of apology by AIMPLB.

CORRIGENDUM & APOLOGY for taking a wrong image of Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri carried on Republic TV at 4:03 PM. It was an inadvertent error, the video editor concerned carried the wrong image which was wrongly broadcast once & immediately corrected (1/2)

— Republic (@republic) March 3, 2019

Republic TV unconditionally apologises to Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri for the same @AIMPLB_Official (2/2) pic.twitter.com/RIOEw5G4RK

— Republic (@republic) March 3, 2019