When Prasad called out Zubair's dubious credentials on social media, IYC President Srinivas BV claimed that the ex-cricketer had somehow descended into disgrace.
On July 23, Islamists had pelted stones at a group of Kanwariyas near Shahnoori mosque in the Bareilly city of Uttar Pradesh. Alt News co-founder Mohammad Zubair had tried to shield the Islamists by sharing a crop video
Congress leader and Karnataka cabinet minister Priyank Kharge has been having an elaborate meltdown on Twitter since his newly formed government is being called out for hiring notorious fact-checking portal ‘Alt News’ to run its ‘fact check unit.’
This has led to speculations by netizens that the Karnataka Congress government is mulling to monetarily benefit Alt News by availing its services using taxpayer's money.
While Mohammed Zubair initially did not even acknowledge the allegations of 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans, he later claimed that the police are investigating the matter and have not reached any conclusion.