Karnatka Govt issues show cause notic to muslim IAS officer for social media post on tabligi jamaat

Bengaluru/May,2 : Karnataka muslim IAS officer Mohammed Mohsin, who was briefly suspended during Lok Sabha elections in April last year for ordering a check of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter, has been served a show cause notice for a social media post about the Tablighi Jamaat.
In his post Mr Mohsin praised some members of the Islamic sect that has been linked to over 1,500 coronavirus cases across the country. He said Jamaat members who had recovered from the infection and donated plasma – to be used for an experimental coronavirus treatment – were “heroes” and their contribution to the fight against the COVID-19 virus were being ignored.”More than 300 Tablighi heroes are donating plasma to serve the country. What about the media? They will not show the works of humanity done by these heroes,” Mohammed Mohsin tweeted on April 27.
The Karnataka government has criticised the message, saying: “The adverse coverage this tweet has got in the media has been taken note (of) given the serious nature of the COVID-19 issue”.Mr Mohsin has been given five days to respond to the notice, which was issued on April 30, failing which action will be taken against him under the All India Service Rule (1968), the government added. “I have shared no less than 40 or 50 posts about helpline numbers to COVID-19 messages from the government and Ministry of Health, including those for appeals for the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund,” Mr Mohsin said when asked about the show cause notice.