On Sunday, news agency Reuters were slammed for calling Pakistan terrorists as “fighters”. The United Kingdom based agency quoted India’s national security advisor(NSA)- Ajit Doval saying “Pak sending over 200 fighters”. A strange term for Reuters to use given that ANI quoted Doval using the word ‘terrorists’.
The move draw criticism from the Indian twitter users, some called that are Pakistan sending WWE wrestlers?
Osama also sent fighters to New York? https://t.co/jWgkLHCA8E
— Sandesh Samant | संदेश सामंत (@sandesh_samant) September 8, 2019
Street fighters ?? Or kung fu masters https://t.co/loxZP0YsNx
— {{{Vishnu}}}⏺ (@CNJaipur) September 8, 2019
It is not a WWF match that fighters will come from #Pakistan. They are terrorists. Period. #Kashmir https://t.co/XEmx5U2c3f
— Snehesh Alex Philip (@sneheshphilip) September 7, 2019
Terrorists, not fighters!
How can a reputed newsagency misquote.
Catchy headline or something more? https://t.co/okeloCc4rh— Lt Gen Satish Dua?? (@TheSatishDua) September 8, 2019
Reuters drank left wing kool aid and is calling terrorists fighters. Wow. Stupidity of today’s politics. https://t.co/F9MVuhYegL
— Flawed Being (@being_flawed) September 8, 2019
It’s terrorists. TERRORISTS NOT FIGHTERS! @ReutersIndia https://t.co/h9hkzi9ITA
— Pradeep Bhandari (@pradip103) September 8, 2019
Wah re wah @ReutersIndia! Our NSA used the word “militants”. You changed it to “fighters”. Are you a news agency or a political propaganda outfit that edits quotes to suit your ideology? Shame. https://t.co/ldorf5arkD
— Smita Barooah (@smitabarooah) September 8, 2019
What are “fighters” from Pakistan and what do you mean they are trying to “cross into” Kashmir? Perhaps you mean militants/terrorists, Reuters, as mentioned in the copy but you choose not to use it in the tweet. https://t.co/hPLHq7SPht
— Neha Banka (네하 방카) (@nehabnk) September 8, 2019
Its worth mentioning that Pakistan is trying to infiltrate terrorist into Kashmir to disrupt the peace in the valley. The action comes after Indian government revoked article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir.
