Islamophobic Remarks :
Senior leader Sambit Patra serves as the national spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party. As a panelist on TV debates, he frequently attacks Muslims in politics and minorities since he is a fervent supporter of Hindutva. His remarks in certain arguments are tainted with overt prejudice, hate crimes against the Muslim community, and Islamophobia.
He is the BJP’s most noticeable spokesperson. His most well-known roles include appearing on television debates as a party representative and making crude comments against Muslims and the opposition. But his tendency to give false information is another asset that ought to be listed on his CV, should he ever write one.
Patra frequently utilizes his four million+ Twitter followers as a means of disseminating misleading information. Additionally, he has a history of spreading false material on national television.
Here are a few examples of how his propaganda fueled false information:
fake news propaganda at https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-sambit-patra
He oversaw a protracted internet campaign to demonize the anti-Citizenship movement on social media and TV networks. He once called his Muslim opponent in a debate derogatorily, using terms like “kathmulla.” During another debate, he threatened to rename a mosque after Lord Vishnu if a Muslim panelist did not remain silent.
When Patra shared a fictitious video of former INC MLA Naseem Khan yelling “Pakistan Zindabad” on Twitter in February 2020, Khan filed a police complaint in Mumbai. During a TV debate the same month, he exclaimed, “Hindus, wake up or else you will be chopped!”
He frequently refers to Christians as “rice bag converts.” In India, the term “rice bag” is used to disparagingly refer to Christians. It is a politically charged story that portrays Christians as “sellouts” in exchange for meager benefits.
Sources :
https://thewire.in/politics/bjp-sambit-patra-fake-news-propaganda
https://www.newslaundry.com/2018/11/10/sambit-patra-national-trollsperson-of-bjp-does-it-again
https://twocircles.net/2020sep05/438902.html
https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/muslim-hotel-fine-but-not-hindu-fruit-shop-sambit-patra-questions-jharkhand-polices-partiality
https://theprint.in/hoaxposed/sambit-patra-shares-fake-video-of-ex-congress-mla-asks-followers-to-fact-check-it/361630/