You must have seen Shoaib Jamai (Shoaib’s Son-in-law IMF) in a TV debate. You may not know the name, but his videos are viral on Twitter. He was seen being beaten during a television debate where he was at the center of controversy regarding his statement “Undivided India for Muslims.” A video went viral of Shoaib Jamai being harassed on television and eventually leaving the program, which garnered reactions from several political leaders and familiar faces from television debates. Sharing the viral video, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi wrote, “Indian news channels are providing better entertainment than OTT platforms.” BJP National Spokesperson Shahzad Poonawalla said that if Shoaib Jamai were on any panel, he would not participate in any news channel debate with him. Poonawalla said, “This person has been crossing all limits of decency and civility for some time now. Although I cannot control which TV channel insults him, I will not appear with that person in any TV debate.”
A screenshot of the viral video showing the attack on Jamia scholar Shoaib Jamai during a television debate. One of the viral clips shows a physical altercation between co-panelist Subuhi Khan and Shoaib Jamai, after which Shoaib Jamai was asked to leave the show. The television debate was centered around the film ’72 Hours,’ directed by Sanjay Puran Singh, which is set to release in theaters on July 7th. In a lengthy Twitter post, Shoaib Jamai recalled the incident of the attack and stated that it was unfortunate and he was mistreated by his co-panelist, but he did not want to escalate the issue out of proportion.
Shoaib Jamai, the President of the India Muslim Foundation, is facing criticism for allegedly making provocative statements. In one such example, he said that when 250 million Muslims from Bangladesh, 250 million Muslims from Pakistan, and 250 million Muslims from India unite, India will transform into Undivided India. He clarified that his intention was not to use derogatory language against Hindus.
