The News 18 administration has apparently shown the doors to Haseef Mohamad, Senior Anchor and Correspondent of News 18 Tamil Nadu and has reduced the official powers of Mu. Gunasekaran, Senior Correspondent at News 18 Tamil Nadu over their alleged links with Karuppar Koottam.
The action comes in the light of members of the Karuppar Koottam Youtube channel getting arrested for their vile and abusive comments on Hindu God Murugan and Kandha Sashti Kavasam.
Earlier, Surendar Natarajan of Karuppar Koottam surrendered at the Ariyankuppam police station and sent to judicial custody till July 31. He his said to have accepted Hasef Mohamad’s involvement in running their channel.
Gunasekaran is the son-in-law of Kali Poongundran (Kaliamurthy Naidu) who is also the Deputy President of Dravida Kazhagam (DK).
The Youtube channel Karuppar Koottam is said have enjoyed the patronage of Haseef Mohamad who is also the head of Centre of Media Persons for Change (CMPC). This organization is supposedly an extension of communists, DK and DMK groups.
DK is known for its rabid and vile attack on Hindus, Hinduism and Hindu Gods while the DMK and Communist parties tow their line. MK Stalin and other DMK leaders have repeatedly abused Hindus and Hindu customs in several stages.
The issue gained traction after the nexus between News 18 Tamil Nadu journalists and Karuppar Koottam was exposed by a Youtuber named Maridhas. Following this, News 18 Tamil Nadu and other mainstream media channel were taken head on by Madan Ravichandran who had exposed the inside world of these channels, the ideological hegemony they hold and how they work towards creating a favourable narrative for the DK, DMK and Communists.