DOHA: Mathrubhumi, an Indian newspaper in Malayalam published from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has apologised for a controversial social media post it carried in two of its editions back home last week.
It has assured its Doha publishers Dar Al Sharq that it has taken measures “to ensure such a mistake will never be repeated in future.” Since 2013, the daily is being printed and distributed in the UAE and from Doha since 2015.
In a letter to Abdulatif Al Mahmoud, CEO, Dar Al Sharq, Mathrubhumi’s Managing Editor P V Chandran said the post was inadvertently taken from social media.
“In response to a news item containing the speech of Justice Kemal Pasha at a seminar ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’ on March 6 in Kozhikode, certain posts were made on social media. These were inadvertently taken as such from social media and happened to be published in Mathrubhumi “Nagaram” supplement (local feature page) in Thrissur and Kozhikode only,” said the letter.
However, they were not published in any of the other 14 editions (of 16 editions of our daily), including the UAE and Qatar, he added. “Realising the gravity of the mistake, which happened inadvertently and due to lack of care by our staff, our editor tendered an unconditional apology through our daily, TV channel and online edition for publishing such posts as it is from social media. The apology was published with prominence in all 16 editions of our daily in the front page,” said the letter.
“We are extremely upset and unhappy over such an incident. Measures have been taken to ensure that such a mistake will never be repeated in future. I guarantee that Mathrubhumi will not only involve in anything that negatively impacts the beliefs of any people but will always be in the forefront upholding the beliefs and faith of the people. We guarantee to all our readers and believers whose feelings were hurt that we would take utmost care and attention while publishing anything related to faith and beliefs.”
The Peninsula
DOHA: Mathrubhumi, an Indian newspaper in Malayalam published from the southern Indian state of Kerala, has apologised for a controversial social media post it carried in two of its editions back home last week.
It has assured its Doha publishers Dar Al Sharq that it has taken measures “to ensure such a mistake will never be repeated in future.” Since 2013, the daily is being printed and distributed in the UAE and from Doha since 2015.
In a letter to Abdulatif Al Mahmoud, CEO, Dar Al Sharq, Mathrubhumi’s Managing Editor P V Chandran said the post was inadvertently taken from social media.
“In response to a news item containing the speech of Justice Kemal Pasha at a seminar ‘Protection of Women against Domestic Violence Act’ on March 6 in Kozhikode, certain posts were made on social media. These were inadvertently taken as such from social media and happened to be published in Mathrubhumi “Nagaram” supplement (local feature page) in Thrissur and Kozhikode only,” said the letter.
However, they were not published in any of the other 14 editions (of 16 editions of our daily), including the UAE and Qatar, he added. “Realising the gravity of the mistake, which happened inadvertently and due to lack of care by our staff, our editor tendered an unconditional apology through our daily, TV channel and online edition for publishing such posts as it is from social media. The apology was published with prominence in all 16 editions of our daily in the front page,” said the letter.
“We are extremely upset and unhappy over such an incident. Measures have been taken to ensure that such a mistake will never be repeated in future. I guarantee that Mathrubhumi will not only involve in anything that negatively impacts the beliefs of any people but will always be in the forefront upholding the beliefs and faith of the people. We guarantee to all our readers and believers whose feelings were hurt that we would take utmost care and attention while publishing anything related to faith and beliefs.”
The Peninsula
