An FIR has been filed against Sudhir Chaudhary in Kerala under nonbailable sections. He is the editor-in-chief of Zee News and hosts the prime-time show Daily News And Analysis on Zee News. The FIR says: ‘On March 11, 2020, Zee News TV channel broadcast DNA programme. The accused presented a programme that is offending the Muslim religion.’
The highlight of the show on March 11 was the “jihad chart”. In his show, he explained his viewers what the chart detailed: “types of jihad”.
Sudhir Chaudhary is notorious for his shows inciting hate against particular sections in the society. In the particular show, Sudhir had throwing hateful comments on Islam and Muslim communities. That show was widely criticised for the type of journalism which polarise the society and spreading Islamophobia.
Meanwhile, Zee News TV anchor has been furiously posting oh his twitter how unfair the FIR against him is, he went on to call it his “Pulitzer Prize.”