ABP Group controversies
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2020
Anandabazar Patrika apologizes over wording
Company response
Anandabazar Patrika issued an unconditional apology after readers complained that a word used in its report on China-Bangladesh relations had hurt them. The wording also prompted an uproar on social media. The apology followed the readers' complaints and the social media reaction to the report's language.
Anandabazar Patrika apologized unconditionally after readers complained that a word in its report about China-Bangladesh relations had hurt them; the wording also prompted uproar on social media.
Company response
Apology — Anandabazar Patrika
We are sorry and seek unconditional apology for this unintentional error
Source excerpt
Many readers, after publication of the news on June 20, complained that they were hurt by the word which refers to "charity". It also created uproar in social media.
Indian daily Anandabazar Patrika today sought unconditional apology for using the word "khairati" in a recent news that described how China is attracting Bangladesh after the Indo-China clashes in Ladakh.