Newsclick case: Neville Roy Singham rejects allegations of funding, claims NYT article influenced by misinformation
Newsclick case: Millionaire Neville Roy Singham, who was accused of spreading China's propaganda in India in the Newsclick case that saw founder Prabir Purkayastha get arrested, has rejected all allegation in a four page rebuttal published on The Hindu. The Delhi Police has named Singham as as one of the accused in the Newsclick terror case. Singham has issued a rebuttal citing the New York Times artiocle that first brought attention to Newsclick.
Singham, in his rebuttal has said that he never received any funds or instructions from any government or political party, including China and the Communist Party of China. In his statement, Singham, who currently resides in Shanghai, said the language used in the FIR filed by the Special Cell of Delhi Police "strongly suggests" that the claims were "influenced by misinformation from an article published by The New York Times." "The NYT intentionally chose not to publish all the factual rebuttals that I provided to them on July 22, 2023, prior to their publication date," Singham said. He also rejected the allegation of fraudulent infusion of funds through a "complex web of several entities" as mentioned in the FIR and in the NYT article.
"I also reject any innuendo that I violate any Indian or US law by working with banned organisations. There is just no proof of such accusations because they are untrue," Singham said. Singham has been accused of spreading Chinese propaganda in India and abroad through his funding network and his IT consulting company, Thoughtworks, which he sold in 2017.
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