Thread by @rajiv_pandit

Two weeks ago, journalist Raqib Naik maliciously distorted a tweet and tagged my medical practice & hospital. I asked him to delete the false tweet.

Naik refused & I've been deluged with hateful comments since. My lawyer sent this letter that outlines the chronology of events:

First, Raqib lied saying I called for genocide. Now he lies again saying I called for “mass” retribution.

This deceit has led to vicious attacks and Raqib is doubling down today, leading to another avalanche of hate on #RamNavami of all days.

If Raqib is a journalist & wondered what I meant by “retribution” he could’ve contacted me. I would have explained that I meant retributive justice by bringing to court the terrorists that killed family members & caused the exodus of my family.

Instead Raqib chose to vilify me.

Even after tweeting this thread offering clarification, Raqib continued to misrepresent me, most recently in a CAIR interview,

https://twitter.com/rajiv_pandit/status/1507429469857984515

I am compelled to retain legal counsel because the attacks I’m still facing could visit any Kashmiri Hindu experiencing a catharsis long denied.

I’m compelled also to assuage the anguish of my family that suffered an exodus & terrorism in 1990, but is revisiting that pain today.

The letter simply asks Raqib to delete a malicious tweet. Sadly, Raqib is choosing to mock the process and mock me, an exodus survivor who lost the home of my birth, as “Rajiv Retribution.”

Where did I see that before? Right. Audrey, co-conspirator in @HinduAmerican’s lawsuit.