Newsclick China Controversy | Newsclick Story Before The Elections In India | Parliament | News18
A New York Times report headlined ‘A Global Web of Chinese Propaganda Leads to a US Tech Mogul’ has triggered a political storm in India a year before General Elections, with the ruling BJP raising the issue in Parliament and accusing the opposition Congress of encouraging Chinese interference in the country through the NewsClick website.
The NYT report has claimed that the news portal was part of a global network that received funding from American millionaire Neville Roy Singham, who allegedly works closely with the Chinese government propaganda machine. “In New Delhi, corporate filings show Singham’s network financed a news site, NewsClick, that sprinkled its coverage with Chinese government talking points. ‘China’s history continues to inspire the working classes,’ one video said," the report noted.
Raising the report in the Lok Sabha, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey alleged that NewsClick is “a member of anti-India ‘Tukde Tukde’ gang”, and demanded that the government investigate the beneficiaries of the funding. In a press conference later, Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur alleged that China, NewsClick website and the Congress are linked to an “anti-India umbilical cord".
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