Martina Navratilova peddles faux information about Babri-like mosque demolition

On Thursday (October 21), former Czech-American tennis participant Martina Navratilova took potshots on the BJP authorities in India on the premise of faux information peddled by The Print columnist CJ Werleman.
In a tweet, she wrote, “Quite the democracy, eh? Trying to catch up to trump, I see. But then Modi and trump were pretty chummy from what I could see… will Modi speak up against this man and his rhetoric? I doubt it…”
Screengrab of the tweet by Martina Navratilova
The feedback by the 18-time Grand Slam winner was based mostly on a chunk of faux information, which was shared by columnist and ‘Islamophobia crusader’ CJ Werleman. He had tweeted a video of Pramod Muthalik, the chief of the Hindu activist group Shri Rama Sene, to allege that he referred to as for violence in opposition to Muslims and the demolition of a mosque in Karnataka. “Leader of Hindutva group Sri Ram Sena calls for violence against Muslims and the demolition of Jumma Mosque in Karnataka,” he wrote.
Leader of Hindutva group Sri Ram Sena requires violence in opposition to Muslims and the demolition of Jumma Mosque in Karnataka. pic.twitter.com/GYoyyd8PHs— CJ Werleman (@cjwerleman) October 20, 2021
The Truth
OpIndia had earlier reported how left-liberal information web sites had falsely claimed that Pramod Muthalik referred to as for a “Babri-like” demolition of the Jamia Masjid in Gadag in Karnataka. However, in actuality, he had made no such claims. In a speech delivered in Kannada, he had stated, “We had to fight for 72 years for Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. Finally, after 72 long years of struggle, Babri Masjid was removed, and we successfully built a Ram Mandir in Ayodhya.”
He had added, “In the same manner, I can challenge you that the Jama Masjid in Gadag was a Venkateshwara temple. Take out the documents, and you will have proof that there was a temple. Like Babri Masjid, which was built on a temple, Venkateshwara Temple was one of the many temples demolished during Tipu Sultan’s rule, and Jama Masjid was built at the spot. We have proof, and we should launch a struggle.”
Therefore, Pramod Muthalik didn’t name for the destruction of the Jama Masjid in Gadag to make approach for Venkateshwara temple and was merely laying his declare. He was solely saying that the mosque was constructed after demolishing a Hindu temple, however didn’t say that the mosque ought to be demolished now.
Martina Navratilova and her feedback on the Indian authorities
Earlier in May, Martina Navratilova had wished ‘good luck’ to India to take away PM Modi from workplace. She had tweeted, “Who is worse- trump or Modi? Hard to tell- but at least we got rid of our wannabe dictator. Good luck India!!!”
Who is worse- trump or Modi? Hard to tell- however at the least we removed our wannabe dictatorGood luck India!!! https://t.co/1NYKpKL3Yi— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) May 1, 2021
In October this yr, she had mocked the remark made by Home Minister Amit Shah about PM Modi being probably the most democratic chief.
And for my subsequent joke …😳🤡 https://t.co/vR7i5etQcv— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) October 10, 2021
The tennis legend had additionally hailed ‘jorunalist’ Rana Ayyub as a ‘hero.’
Rana is a hero!!! https://t.co/i4nUo5PWw2— Martina Navratilova (@Martina) October 22, 2021
The Supreme Court of India had trashed Ayyub’s ‘non-fiction’ guide and noticed, “The Book by Rana Ayyub is of no utility. It Is based upon surmises, conjectures, and suppositions and has no evidentiary value. The opinion of a person is not in the realm of the evidence. There is a likelihood of the same being politically motivated, cannot be ruled out. The way in which things have moved in Gujarat post- Godhra incident, such allegations and counter-allegations are not uncommon and had been raised a number of times and have been found to be untenable and afterthought.”