ABSTRACT
Having recovered from COVID-19, more than 200 followers of the Tablighi Jamaat are donating plasma to Delhi's hospitals. Blood plasma containing antibodies against coronavirus from recovered patients is given to severely ill people to help them fight off the infection. The donation by the Tablighis suffices for the current need of the capital's plasma bank, as per the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, which handles the collection. Some media outlets claimed that members of the Tablighi congregation had conspired to spread coronavirus in India. Arnab Goswami of Republic TV too sniffed a plot behind the Tablighi function to turn India into Italy. The media's demonisation of the Tablighi Jamaat sparked a campaign of hate against Muslims that has grown with each passing day.
