Hamid Ansari, Swara Bhaskar attend occasion co-hosted by anti-India teams

Former Vice President Hamid Ansari, Actress Swara Bhasker, Archbishop Peter Machado amongst others are collaborating in an occasion titled ‘Protecting India’s Pluralist Constitution’ on the eve of Indian Republic day, January 26 at 10:30 PM IST. The on-line occasion which is touted as a ‘Special Congressional Briefing’ additionally consists of Senator Ed Markey from Massachusetts, Rep. Jim McGovern, Rep. Andy Levin, Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, Former President of Mauritius and Nadine Maenza who chairs the United States Commission for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) amongst a number of others. The digital occasion is hosted by 17 US-based rights organizations together with Amnesty International (USA), Genocide Watch, Hindus for Human Rights, Indian American Muslim Council amongst others.
The ‘rights groups’ based mostly within the USA liable for internet hosting this occasion are notorious for focusing on India many occasions for its sovereign choices. The teams haven’t solely lobbied in opposition to India for acts handed within the parliament democratically, however in addition they continually have interaction within the discourse which is anti-Indian and hinduphobic in nature. The Indian American Muslim Council can also be liable for internet hosting and selling this occasion. It is similar radical Islamist group that has alleged hyperlinks with banned terror organizations such because the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI). The Islamist organisation has typically misrepresented info and ignored floor realities, to undermine India’s secular judicial system by calling for separate minority courts.
Former VP Ansari & Actor Swara Bhaskar collaborating in an occasion by IAMC to ‘save pluralism’ on #RepublicDayThey might not know:IAMC paid cash to get India black-list by the US is linked with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) & Linked with the fraud in identify of Covid crisisA thread: pic.twitter.com/DslEr3QFJs— DisInfo Lab (@DisinfoLab) January 26, 2022
According to a latest expose finished by DisInfo Lab, The IAMC has allegedly paid cash to foyer teams within the USA to get India black-listed by the USCIRF (United States Commission on International Religious Freedom). DisInfo Lab has additionally alleged that the group has additionally open hyperlinks with terror outfit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI). It is learnt that IAMC founder Shaik Ubaid has earlier collected funds ‘to stop the genocide of genocide of Muslims in Burma.’ With the assistance of Fidelis Government Relations (FGR) and First Principles Strategies, the IAMC has raised a complete of US $ 4,12,000 to advertise sanction laws on Burma, China and India on ‘issues related to human rights’.
It can also be necessary to notice that FGR head Terry Allen occurs to be a very long time affiliate of Nadine Maenza the USCIRF Chair who can also be collaborating within the occasion. IAMC has taken repeated stances in opposition to the ruling Indian authorities to combat ‘civil rights and liberty issues in India’ to reaffirm the ‘rights of religious minorities’. However, opposite to its declare, the organisation was discovered lobbying in opposition to India in 2013 as properly – a yr earlier than the present dispersion of the BJP got here to energy in 2014.
The interlinking of IAMC with different organisations throws mild on its direct and oblique linkages with terror organizations and radical Islamist outfits. IAMC founder Shaik Ubaid and member Abdul Malik Mujahid have headed the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), the US entrance for Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistan. According to DisInfo Lab, ICNA has established hyperlinks with Pakistan based mostly terror teams just like the Lashkar-e-Taiba. Rasheed Ahmed, who heads the IAMC at the moment was former government director of the Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA). IMANA’s director of Operations is Zahid Mahmood an ex-Pak Navy official.
It can also be the case when particular person members of IAMC have been vocal supporters of the Taliban together with Kaleem Kawaja who had given a name, ‘Brother, you can spare a tear for Taliban’. To keep in mind, IAMC was caughtt spreading faux information in India to incite communal violence. The organisation was slammed with UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act) in 2021. With the participation of Swara Bhasker and Hamid Ansari, native voices have amplified the causes of IAMC and others to hawk the narrative of ‘minorities under threat’ in India.