Zainab Abbas apologises for posts that led to her India exit
says they ‘do not represent my values’
Zainab Abbas apologises for posts that led to her India exit
Islamabad: Sports presenter Zainab Abbas on Thursday addressed her abrupt departure from India, clarifying that she was not deported or asked to leave the country, while also tendering an apology for her posts that were deemed offensive.
Abbas was in India as part of the World Cup 2023 broadcast team but exited the country earlier this week after a complaint was filed in New Delhi by a lawyer, who accused her of posting “derogatory” tweets targeting the Hindu faith in the past.
The complaint was rooted in screenshots of posts made by an account with Abbas’ name in the Twitter handle on micro-blogging site X (formerly Twitter) in 2014.
After her departure from the country, certain sections of the local media alleged that she was forced to leave, while others reported that she was deported — claims she has now denied.
“I was neither asked to leave nor was I deported,” she wrote. “However, I felt intimidated and scared by the reaction that was unfolding online.
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