“While the government and local authorities of the UAE gave all clearances, some people thought they could supersede authorities and cancel a speaker. He further said he got an ‘overwhelming and truly touching’ response from the people of Abu Dhabi. They were told to pull out from the event or stop me from speaking.” Additional security was arranged for the event to avoid any unwanted incidents. This is despite pressure, intimidation tactics, life-threatening emails and coordinated trolling that did not even spare the other guests and sponsors. I did visit Abu Dhabi and attend the event, and spoke my heart out.
There were also reports that his participation was cancelled, and several media outlets spread the fake news as propagated by the trolls on the social media platforms. I was abused and threatened on social media,” he added. “They tried to make the atmosphere in Abu Dhabi communally charged against me. In his statement, Chaudhary said that just a few days before the event, some blue-ticked handles on Twitter led by an alleged “princess” and a wannabe blogger “started browbeating and threatening the organisers.” Sudhir was called Islamophobe and a terrorist by the trolls. c4zZV7uD8B- Sudhir Chaudhary December 1, 2021 Some communal forces use the tag of islamophobia to target others in the name of religion.
My name is Sudhir Chaudhary and I’m not an #Islamophobe. A full-fledged campaign was run on the social media platform to get his name removed from the event. Chaudhary has been facing sharp criticism, especially from the trolls of a particular community, as he was invited to speak at an event by ICAI’s Abu Dhabi chapter. On December 1, Sudhir Chaudhary, Editor In Chief & CEO, Zee News, took on Twitter and spoke about the allegations raised against him of being an Islamophobe.