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Muslims aid in #ChennaiFloods while government broadcaster puts foot in mouth

Muslims cleaning flood hit temples called a ‘rare’ example in tweet from Indian government media.

As Muslims cleaned Hindu temples hit by the Chennai floods, Prasar Bharati, the Indian government’s official public service broadcaster tweeted it was a “rare” example of humanity. One outlet noted how the title in the original article had been changed from “a great example of humanity” to a “rare example” in the government’s tweet. Twitter users noticed the faux pas and called the broadcaster out: