Journalist Shiv Aroor faces online attack over India Today show featuring Richa Chadha's bikini pictures
Op IndiaJournalist Shiv Aroor has been at the receiving end of a relentless online attack over an India Today report on actor Richa Chadha’s Galwan jibe against the Indian Army. Earlier yesterday, Aroor took to Twitter to tweet “Toolkitiyas” in an apparent reference to the outrage that swept the microblogging website following India Today’s coverage of the Richa Chadha controversy. — Shiv Aroor November 27, 2022 The online attack against Shiv Aroor erupted after those belonging to the left-liberal intelligentsia, including Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, who had earlier this year attracted the wrath of Islamists after sharing a cropped video of Nupur Sharma, took to Twitter to target the journalist and India Today for featuring freely available bikini pictures of Richa Chadha in their reportage. pic.twitter.com/c29OhF6bnM — Mohammed Zubair November 27, 2022 Soon thereafter, many left-leaning liberals who were desperately searching for an opportunity to portray Chadha as a victim pounced on the chance to attack India Today and Shiv Aroor for using the actor’s bikini pictures in their show.