National Herald, The Congress mouthpiece, published an opinion piece that absolved the Tablighi Jamaat of all its crimes and instead accused political parties and the media of 'scapegoating' them.
A Muslim mob came out onto the streets at Balbhoonpura in Haldwani, Uttarakhand after a team of the health department had visited the area in order to quarantine an Imam.
On 8th April, a group identifying itself as 'Indian Scientists' Response to COVID-19' (ISRC) issued a public statement giving a clean chit to the Tablighi Jamaat attendees in their role of being super spreaders for Chinese coronavirus in India.