Having launched a survey asking whether people support the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and to give a missed call on a number, Zee News – one of the leading news channels in India – triggered a meme-fest on Twitter, as people slammed the channel for running the polling campaign in favour of the contentious law.
If you too support CAA, give a missed call on 7834998998 or 7836800500 and make your support count. Come, be a part of @ZeeNews Awareness Campaign pic.twitter.com/9EmiLrCimN
— Zee News (@ZeeNews) December 23, 2019
Some netizens call it “propaganda” while others write that it's “Godi Medi”, a term popularly referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi-supporting media.
What's wrong with you? Why are you so so so baised ? @ZeeNews @sudhirchaudhary capital of Meghalaya is ??? Pls answer? #getwellsoonZeeNews pic.twitter.com/Kqerrka7gb
— Subhankar Banerjee 🇮🇳 (@SubhankarBan) December 23, 2019
wah godiji wah #getwellsoonZeeNews
— not yours (@jawaidansari99) December 23, 2019
As per Zee News, more than 1.9 million Indians have given their support to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
More than 19,00,000 Indians have given their support to Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by giving a missed call on 7834998998 or 7836800500. If you too support CAA, give a missed call and make your support count. Come, be a part of @ZeeNews Awareness Campaign pic.twitter.com/m2nGZZnCqw
— Zee News (@ZeeNews) December 23, 2019
While some lambasted the channel for spreading propaganda, others mocked it with jokes and memes.
Zee news after jharkhand result😂😂😂😂🤣 #getwellsoonZeeNews pic.twitter.com/c5ligdaZ3r
— rishavkumar (@rishavk71618245) December 23, 2019
Mitrooooon Chee news tak awaaz pohoch to gayi hogi.
— Official PeeingHuman (@thepeeinghuman) December 23, 2019
Ab unki naak mein dum karna hai.
Maaro RT aur lao top pe!#getwellsoonZeeNews pic.twitter.com/7xtmkFgejm
The CAA grants citizenship to illegal immigrants from six religious minorities – Hindus, Parsis, Jains, Christians, Buddhists, and Sikhs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, if they arrived in India prior to 31 December 2014. Notably, however, it excludes Muslims – a decision viewed by many protesters as a violation of the Indian constitution.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, however, has said that the act "doesn't target any Indian citizen", and insisted that the law is not anti-Muslim.
