“How Leftist Rag The Quint And Jamaat-e-Islami Hind-Owned MediaOne’s Journalist Whitewashed Sharjeel Imam Terror Accused Sharjeel Imam Who Wanted To Cut Assam From Bharat”, TheCommuneMag, 03 Oct 2026.

“Leftist rag The Quint has rolled out the red carpet for terror accused Sharjeel Imam.

On 29 September 2026, The Quint published a lengthy interview with Sharjeel Imam conducted by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind owned MediaOne channel’s journalist Athique Haneef.

Haneef does not just give Sharjeel Imam a platform. He gives him plenty of space to explain away his political record, his role in Shaheen Bagh and his ongoing legal case without asking the tough questions that should have followed.

Instead of questioning Imam about his controversial speeches, his role in the Delhi riots conspiracy case, his views on the Constitution and his calls for religious and political mobilisation, the interview sanitises everything and allows him to portray himself as a persecuted “political prisoner”, an ignored figure of Shaheen Bagh and a victim of an allegedly “Islamophobic” state.

In the end, it reads less like a tough interview and more like a long opportunity for Sharjeel Imam to tell his side of the story with very little challenge from the interviewer.

Whitewashing Right From The Start

The headline itself presented Imam’s worldview prominently: “The Secular Consensus is a Trap for Indian Muslims.”………”

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