On July 27, Rupa Subramanya posted a rebuttal to my article India's Defamed Government. Below is the text of my twitter responses to her.
Rupa’s criticism is baseless. In my article, I have clearly mentioned that Arvind Kejriwal was arrested after May 16 not sued.+
+I have mentioned one more defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal which was filed by BJP on July 17, also, which she is getting confused with. +
Rupa’s criticism is baseless. In my article, I have clearly mentioned that Arvind Kejriwal was arrested after May 16 not sued.+
+I have mentioned one more defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal which was filed by BJP on July 17, also, which she is getting confused with. +
+My article clearly mentions ‘two separate
districts’ and one from Goa while discussing defamation cases, where she again
gets confused.+
+In the Teesta Setalvad argument, I clearly mention that she has been sued by Rais Khan, who allegedly influenced witnesses. Didn’t say Modi did it.+
+She wrongly quotes me in the US libel case because the article mentions Shalabh Kumar clearly and not Modi as the appellant. +
+She is maliciously assigning motive to the part about Ashish Khetan. The piece clearly mentions his example in context of the use of Parliamentary privileges, it never says it happened in the current government. +
+With her center right bias, she should refrain from ascribing motives to writings that differ with her opinion
+her criticism has a pattern & in the past she has assigned motives to all including NYT, NGOs and liberals.+
+Lastly, in her rebuttal she
mentions that 'Criminality in Indian politics is indeed a well-known and
serious problem and yet has a problem with me mentioning that 1/3 of BJP MPs hav
criminal cases, her bias stands exposed.
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +claiming tht she hs a prblm
with me mentioning that 1/3 of BJP MPs hv criminal cases, her bias stands
exposd
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +lastly, in her rebuttal that
'Criminality in Indian politics is indeed a well-known and serious problem'+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +with her center right bias, she
shud refrain frm ascribing motives to writings that differ with her opinion
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +her criticism has a pattern
& in the past she has assigned motives to all including NYT, NGOs and
liberals+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +it never mentions that it has
happened since the current government took over+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +The piece clrly mentions his
example in context of the use of Parliamentary privileges+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +She is maliciously assigning
motive to the part about Ashish Khetan in Aseemanand case+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +She wrongly quotes me in US
libel case coz my article mentions Shalabh Kumar clrly & nt Modi as
appellant+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +I hv nt written Modi sued her.
So again a misinterpretation on her part. +
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy + In Setalvad argmnt, I hv
mntind tht she hs been sued by Rais Khan, who allegedly influenced witnesses+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +My article clrly mentions
defamation cases frm ‘2 separate districts’ & 1 frm Goa, whr she agn gts
confusd+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy +I hv mentiond 1 mr defamation
case agnst Kejriwal filed by BJP on July 17, which she is getng confused with+
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@rupasubramanya @ForeignPolicy Rupa’s criticism is baseless. In
my article, I clrly mention that Kejriwal ws arrested aftr May 16, not sued+
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Neha Dixit is an Indian freelance journalist, covering politics, gender and social justice. She is a visiting faculty at Ashoka University and has been awarded with the Chameli Devi Jain Award (2016) as well as CPJ International Press Freedom Award (2019).