Times Now’s Navika Kumar is back in the news, once again all for wrong reasons and this time even representatives from her channel’s competitor are taking potshots at a questionable editorial involving India’s Gold medallist at Tokyo Olympics Neeraj Chopra.
This was after Times Now flashed Kumar’s interview with Chopra with a ‘BIG REVELATION’ claim over the athlete’s love life. The news flash on Kumar’s interview with Chopra screamed, “#Exclusive BIG REVELATION by Neeraj Chopra | Good news for girls! No, I don’t have any girlfriend. My only focus as of now is sports: #Olympics #Gold medalist #NeerajChopra, tells Navika Kumar. | #TokyoOlympics #NeerajOnTimesNowNavbharat.”
#Exclusive BIG REVELATION by Neeraj Chopra | Good news for girls!
No, I don’t have any girlfriend. My only focus as of now is sports: #Olympics #Gold medalist #NeerajChopra, tells Navika Kumar. | #TokyoOlympics #NeerajOnTimesNowNavbharat pic.twitter.com/QRGvmVVeWT
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) August 10, 2021
No sooner did Times Now share the controversial news flash from its official Twitter handle, Kumar began to face incessant trolling. Also joining the bandwagon was Vishnu Som of NDTV, who too shared his photo with Chopra with a veiled dig at Kumar. He wrote, “Team @ndtv with India’s man of the moment – Neeraj Chopra. The interview plays out through the day and on Left, Right and Centre at 9 pm – There were no exclusive revelations on his girlfriend.”
Meanwhile, Twitter exploded with meme fest with many comparing Kumar with the celebrity match-maker Sima Taparia.
Navika Kumar, the Sima Aunty of the “news” world. https://t.co/nuBLOJUlhZ pic.twitter.com/0eQInIAyUB
— meghnad ???? (@Memeghnad) August 10, 2021
*Neeraj Chopra wins Gold in Olympics for India*
Navika Kumar : pic.twitter.com/OGOOxl24Os
— AAP Memes (@AAPKeMemers) August 10, 2021
renowned journalist Navika Kumar interviewing Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, 2021 (colourised) pic.twitter.com/RfdHk80N7H
— prth (@paaarth319) August 10, 2021
Well it’s NAVIKA KUMAR, did you expect sensible journalism from her? ???????? pic.twitter.com/tGt17rC516
— ???????????????????? ४ (@AwaaraHoon) August 10, 2021
Ideally, Neeraj Chopra should’ve asked “Do i have a girlfriend?”, and Navika Kumar should’ve answered. Because she must’ve read his whatsapp chats.
— PuNsTeR™ (@Pun_Starr) August 10, 2021
Chopra created history at the Tokyo Olympics by winning India’s first-ever Gold medal in athletics when he threw a distance of 87.58 meters in the javelin throw event.