US embassy in India endorses RJ Sayema for Women History Month, triggers outrage

On Sunday (March 12), the official Twitter deal with of the US embassy in India stirred the hornet’s nest after it endorsed controversial radio jockey Sayema Rahaman for Women’s History Month.

“Breaking gender barriers with her powerful voice and messages, RJ Sayema is a trailblazer in broadcasting who inspires us to Embrace Equity. A Radio Jockey and YouTuber, she often uses her platforms to amplify diverse voices and inspire change. #Women History Month,” it stated in a tweet.

The archive of the tweet will be accessed right here. The growth comes days after the US senate voted in favour of the nomination of Eric Michael Garcetti, who brazenly labelled the humanitarian Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as ‘discriminatory, because the US ambassador to India.

Breaking gender obstacles together with her highly effective voice and messages, RJ @_sayema🎙️ is a trailblazer in broadcasting who conjures up us to #EmbraceEquity. A Radio Jockey and YouTuber, she usually makes use of her platforms to amplify numerous voices and encourage change. #WomenHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/Hd0ZddnEsC

— U.S. Embassy India (@USAndIndia) March 12, 2023

Netizens had been miffed on the selection of their ‘personality’ for Women’s History Month. A Twitter person remarked, “Most of her tweets in social networking platforms were communal and regressive.”

Most of her tweets in social networking platforms had been communal and regressive .

— R Venkatakrishnan வேங்கடகிருஷ்ணன் (@rvkrish_r) March 12, 2023

One Rahul added, “So America has now openly started to encourage extremists in India.”

तो अब अमेरिका ने भारत मे खुल कर extremists को बढ़ावा देना शुरू कर दिया हैं।

— Rahul (@rs_arya) March 12, 2023

“What a shame U.S. Embassy! She is definitely not our inspiration but an Islamic bigot. Correct yourself please,” one other person identified.

What a disgrace U.S Embassy ! She is certainly not our inspiration however an Islamic bigot. Correct your self please 🥺

— Bhuvana sapre (@BhuvanaSapre) March 12, 2023

Author Anshul Pandey inquired, “So being Anti-Sanatan is a big achievement as per the US embassy in India.”

So being Anti-Sanatan is an large achievement as per @USAndIndia

— Anshul Pandey (@Anshulspiritual) March 12, 2023

One Dr Rajendra Nirantar wrote, “Shocked and surprised by the choice and the mindset.”

Shocked and shocked by the selection and the mindset

— Dr.Rajendra Nirantar 🇮🇳 (@rajtela1) March 12, 2023

Another Twitter person posted, “Very soon the US Embassy will declare Osama bin Laden as a Sufi saint.”

Very quickly the US Embassy will declare Osama bin Laden as a Sufi saint.

— Ashish Tiwari (@iAT108) March 12, 2023
Problematic views of Sayema

In December 2019, the radio jockey was seen inciting a mob to carry demonstrations exterior the Delhi police headquarters in opposition to alleged police brutality in opposition to Jamia college students. Following outrage on social media, she was fast to delete the tweet.

Radio Mirchi RJ Sayema’s tweet inciting mob to assemble in massive numbers exterior Police HQ in Delhi

In December 2020, Sayema was a frontrunner in creating an environment of vaccine hesitancy in India. In a rush to discredit Covaxin, she falsely claimed that Haryanan BJP Minister Anil Vij examined constructive a month after he was administered the indigenously developed Covid-19 jab.

In the identical yr, a video that includes Sayema went viral on-line whereby she was seen legitimising the utilization of radical Islamic phrases corresponding to ‘Kafir’ and ‘Jihad’ and thus normalising anti-Hindu bigotry.

In July 2022, Sayema was seen peddling disinformation about Hindu males posing as Muslims and providing namaz contained in the Lulu mall in Lucknow. She was additionally on the helm of downplaying atrocities, dedicated in opposition to the Hindu neighborhood by her co-religionists, on social media.

Diwali Holi pr q gyan deti h firr 😡😡 pic.twitter.com/TXMrwysiw2

— BadCaptain.14 (@AshiqueDiljala) July 27, 2020

The radio jockey was additionally seen patronising and virtue-signalling the Hindu neighborhood throughout the pageant of Diwali in 2017. Sayema has defended Coronavirus ‘superspreader’ Tablighi Jamaat and even tried to idiot her viewers about Islamic scriptures.