Whitewashing Islamists, peddling Hinduphobia: The life and events of Kamruzzaman Choudhury

On Monday (April 10), Congress chief Kamruzzaman Choudhury courted controversy for threatening psephologist Pradeep Bhandari on the micro-blogging platform.

Bhandari had referred to as out the blatant politicisation of milk by the Congress get collectively ahead of the Karnataka election, which is scheduled to be held in May this yr.

Having realised that most people may see by means of the divisive politics of the grand earlier get collectively, an infuriated Kamruzzaman Choudhury took to Twitter to threaten the psephologist.

By attacking the Congress and that too as a Journalist , you should have further uncovered your self. Will request @INCKarnataka to chase out this BJP agent masquerading as a Journalist. @DKShivakumar @LavanyaBallal #Nandini

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) April 10, 2023

In a tweet (archive), Choudhury claimed that Pradeep Bhandari in a roundabout way ‘exposed’ himself by calling out the Congress get collectively. He then requested the Karnataka unit of the Congress to ‘chase out’ the psephologist from the State for supposedly being a ‘BJP agent.’

“Will request @INCKarnataka to chase out this BJP agent masquerading as a Journalist,” he threatened. This is nonetheless not the first time when Kamruzzaman Choudhury had resorted to such behaviour on social media.

Earlier in August 2019, he had referred to actress Payal Rohatgi as ‘bit*h’ whereas trying to determine his secular credentials. “Try as much as you can rant like a bitch, the fact will remain that India is a secular, Socialist, republic,” he went on a tirade in direction of Rohatgi.

@Payal_Rohatgi . Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram, Ishwar Allah Tero naam.

Try as so much as you can rant like a bitch, the actual fact will keep that India is a secular, Socialist, republic. We shall defend it to the ultimate breath. @INCIndia @republic @ZeeNewsHindi @BJP4India

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) August 12, 2019
Expert at downplaying violence

Besides name-calling, the Congress chief may also be acknowledged for downplaying violence orchestrated by his co-religionists. “Ram Navami processions across India were a Supremacist plot by #Hindutva Gangs at intimidating #Muslims,” he claimed in a present tweet.

#RamNavami processions all through India have been a Supremacist plot by #Hindutva Gangs at intimidating #Muslims.

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) April 1, 2023

After the place of Islamists emerged throughout the Ram Navami violence in Howrah, Kamruzzaman Choudhury launched that the violence had nothing to do with religion.

“BJP thinks its #Hindu voters are becoming Secular. TMC thinks its #Muslim Voters are deserting it. And Supari comes from the IT cell to highlight the incidents nonstop…” he lamented how the violence in the middle of the Hindu pageant could not be brushed beneath the carpet.

#Bengal Ram Navami violence has obtained nothing to do with religion. But has each half to do with Politics. #BJP thinks it’s #Hindu voters have gotten Secular.#TMC thinks it’s #Muslim Voters are deserting it.
And Supari comes from the IT cell to deal with the incidents non stop…

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) April 3, 2023

In January closing yr, he fuelled the conspiracy idea that the Pulwama assault, carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist Adil Ahmed Dar, was supposedly the handiwork of the Modi authorities. “Pulwama was scripted,” he had trivialised the deadly assault that claimed the lives of 40 Indian jawans.

#Punjab event was orchestrated by the #Sangh parivar and the #BJP . The PM was made a scapegoat to garner sympathy for the #UPElections2022 . #Pulwama was Scripted and so was #PMModiSecurityBreach .

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) January 8, 2022

Following the declaration of the outcomes of the Jharkhand polls in 2019, the Congress chief instructed that BJP would ‘need a Pulwama every time’ if it wished to win the polls. Choudhury had not merely politicised the worry assault however as well as mocked the martyrdom of the fallen Indian troopers.

Very Important takeaway from #JharkhandElectionResults .
1. State Incharges from AICC should be devoted on ground like @SinghRPN to get alliances work.
2. Parties like @aimim_national who obtained only one % Vote share lie uncovered.
3. @BJP4India will desire a Pulwama every time.

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) December 23, 2019

Opindia had reported in October 2021 how the Congress chief had justified the brutal lynching of 4 BJP workers throughout the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh.

Kamruzzaman Choudhury is a fanboy of Alt News

The Congress chief was seen batting for Alt News and its co-founder Mohammed Zubair, no matter being correctly aware of its uncertain reality checks and its controversial antecedents.

He claimed, “Stumbling roadblock to constant fake news peddling by the Right-wing ecosystem is the Fact checker, AltNews and Zubair. Now that fact-checking is to be done by the Govt itself, let’s see how the Bhakt Mandali reacts.”

Stumbling avenue block to mounted fake info peddling by the Right wing ecosystem is the Fact checker, @AltNews and @zoo_bear .
Now that reality checking is to be completed by the Govt itself , let’s see how the Bhakt Mandali reacts.

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) April 7, 2023

Kamruzzaman Choudhury had moreover pleaded with US President Joe Biden and completely different G7 nations to intervene throughout the launch of Mohammed Zubair from jail.

“Arrest of Zubair at a time when our PPM is attending a G7summit2022 is uncalled for. It is incumbent on the leaders of so-called custodians of free speech to take this head-on with Modi, particularly by US President and his G7 colleagues,” he had tweeted.

Arrest of #zubair at a time when our #PM is attending a #g7summit2022 is uncalled for. It is incumbent on the leaders of so referred to as custodians of free speech to take this head on with #Modi, considerably by @POTUS and his G7 colleagues.#FreeZubair #India

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) June 27, 2022
Peddling Hinduphobia on social media

The Congress chief has been on the forefront of setting up vile remarks in direction of the Hindu Faith. In December closing yr, he made a distasteful comparability (archive) between Maa Sita’s exile and to supposed desertion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s partner.

“Bhagwan Ram had sent Sita Devi on Banwas. Modi has deserted his wife. Can we safely now call Modi as Kalyug ka Ram,” he had said.

Bhagwan Ram had despatched Sita Devi on Banwas.
Modi has deserted his partner. Can we safely now identify Modi as Kalyug ka Ram.

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) December 23, 2022

In one tweet (archive), he was seen peddling the now-debunked Aryan invasion idea.

“Original inhabitants of present-day India were #Dravidians and #Aryans came to India is a fact. No matter how hard Sangh will try to alter this fact, Scientific evidence will prove this conclusively,” Choudhury hoped to make use of political faultlines.

Original inhabitants of present day India have been #Dravidians and #Aryans obtained right here to India is a reality. No matter how exhausting Sangh will try to change this reality , Scientific proof will present this conclusively.

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) October 26, 2021

He had moreover associated the sacred phrase ‘visarjan’ (immersion used throughout the context of idol) with urine. “Bhakt o ka Mutra visarjan karwa dia…” he had said in a tweet (archive).

Bhakt o ka Mutra visarjan karwa dia , Bhai ne. @kaushikrj6 https://t.co/wM8bwSs5Zn

— Kamru Choudhury (@Kamru_Choudhury) January 10, 2023

Last month, Kamruzzaman Choudhury stirred the hornet’s nest by evaluating the Hindu religious chant of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to ‘Hail Hitler.’

While reacting to a tweet by BJP spokesperson Keya Ghosh about Hindus preparing for celebrating the Ram Navami pageant throughout the state, a rattled Chowdhury dubbed the sacred chant a ‘war cry.’

“Jai Sri Ram is the new “Hail Hitler”. A slogan of pleasure has been lowered to an intimidating wrestle cry,” he had claimed. The archive of the tweet will likely be accessed proper right here.

Tweet by Congress chief Kamruzzaman Choudhury

The vicious attempt was to hyperlink ‘Jai Shri Ram’ to ‘Hail Hilter’, a Nazi chant dedicated to eulogising Adolf Hitler who oversaw the killing of over 6 million Jews.

For Congress chief Kamruzzaman Choudhury to primarily in the reduction of the mantra of Hindu reverence of Shri Ram to a ‘war cry’ (as completed earlier by the likes of BBC and Wikipedia) is not simply motivated by appeasement politics however as well as geared towards demonising the faith of the Hindu neighborhood.

It is now a clear indicator that such makes an try to tarnish the ‘Jai Shri Ram’ chant as a supposedly hate-filled slogan by the Congress ecosystem will proceed unabated throughout the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.