Shyam Meera Singh, a journalist and a former employee of AajTak on Monday said he was terminated from AajTak channel for his two tweets that were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
In his first tweet, Singh said that those who seek respect for Prime Minister should first ask him to respect his Prime Ministerial post. In the second tweet, he criticised the trolls for tagging his employer and seeking his termination. He further said, ”I will not compromise from writing that Modi is a shameless Prime Minister”.
मेरी मकान मालकिन जो सामान्यतः भाजपा समर्थक थीं, उन्होंने कोविड में अपने भाई को खो दिया. उन्हें पता चला कि PM मोदी को Shameless कहने के कारण मुझे आजतक चैनल से निकाल दिया गया है. इस पर उन्होंने मेरे दोस्त से कहा “सही कहा श्याम ने…. मोदी Shameless है.
— Shyam Meera Singh (@ShyamMeeraSingh) July 19, 2021
After his termination, Singh took to twitter and wrote several emotional tweets.
In one of them, he said, ”People dedicate their degrees, research papers to their Ideals. I have nothing to show but a termination letter from my company India Today, so I want to dedicate my termination letter to my beloved friend Danish Siddiqui, who martyred in Afghanistan.”
Several media professionals slammed AajTak and India Today Group for his termination. They called the channel ‘spineless” and said it lacks the courage to be critical of the government and its policies.