New Delhi : United Arab Emirates (UAE) princess Hend bint Faisal Al Qasim claimed in a tweet, that after she expressed her disappointment with Zee News’ Sudhir Chaudhary being included as a speaker in an Abu Dhabi chartered accountants event, he was dropped from it.
Qasim had shared a letter on Twitter and said, “Sudheer Chaudhary dropped from the panel of speakers at the Abu Dhabi Chartered Accountants.” However, it may be noted that the letter states a request that Chaudhary be dropped from the panel of speakers at the event and does not mention that he had been dropped.
Meanwhile, the ICAI’s website still carries Chaudhary’s name in their event.
Qasim in one of her tweets asked The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India that why they are bringing an intolerant terrorist to the UAE?
@theicai Why are you bringing an intolerant terrorist to the UAE?!
— Hend F Q (@LadyVelvet_HFQ) November 19, 2021
The letter shared by Qasim says,
We, the undersigned members of the Abu Dhabi Chapter of ICAI, writing this note to express our disappointment and disagreement with the decision of including a controversial journalist Sudheer Chaudhary in the panel of speakers in the forthcoming seminar of the Chapter. No doubt that Sudheer Chaudhary is a popular TV personality but he has been alleged to have involved in numerous unprofessional journalism and criminal misdeeds. To sight an example, he was arrested and sent to Tihar jail for 15 days in 2012 in an extortion case filed by Jindal group. He has been accused of manufacturing & spreading fake news, Islamophobia & communal hatred, doctoring tapes, etc. Should we, a prestigious professional body, invite & offer a platform & audience to an unprofessional journalist and thereby reduce our dignity & honor ?
We are a professional body of high repute and goodwill in a foreign country, we have responsibility not only to offer a high standard of professional services here, we have responsibility also to maintain a cohesive atmosphere among its members and respect the local laws & culture. UAE is known for tolerance, it accommodates people from all over the world of different faiths & cultures – should we invite an intolerant person and give scope to pollute such a beautiful feeling, that too when UAE is celebrating its 50th National day.
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