A journalist faced severe online harassment after posing a question to India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, during his recent visit to the United States. Her coworker at the Wall Street Journal confirmed this on June 26. Sabrina Siddiqui was the target of this harassment, which was particularly based on her Muslim faith. The US government officials have voiced their criticism against this act. On June 26, John Kirby, the National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, addressed this issue. He stated they are aware of the harassment reports, and they deem them unacceptable. Kirby emphasized that such harassment of journalists under any circumstances goes against the principles of democracy. He was referring to the democratic principles displayed during the recent state visit.
