Star of Mysore

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| founder = K B Ganapathy

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| editor = K B Ganapathy

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| headquarters = Mysore

| circulation = Daily evening

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Star of Mysore is an Indian English language evening daily newspaper{{cite book|author=Afried Raman|title=Bangalore - Mysore: A Disha Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cBDkVEmLf0cC&pg=PA94|access-date=10 November 2012|year=1994|publisher=Orient Blackswan|isbn=978-0-86311-431-1|pages=94–}} published in Mysore, India. This newspaper was launched in 1978.{{cite book|title=Astadala Yogamala|date = 22 May 2006|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wKLXD7paWhMC&pg=PA137|access-date=10 November 2012|publisher=Allied Publishers|isbn=978-81-7764-976-5|pages=137–}} Its founder, editor and publisher is entrepreneur and writer K B Ganapathy.{{cite web|title=Editor|url=http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=editor|website=Star of Mysore|access-date=12 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830113934/http://www.starofmysore.com/main.asp?type=editor|archive-date=30 August 2014|df=dmy-all}}

Controversy

On April 6, 2020, an article titled "Bad apples in the basket" written by the editors K B Ganapathy and M Govinde Gowda was published. The article read "The presence of bad apples cannot be wished away. They are there in whatever way one wants to identify them, doesn't matter if it is religious, political or social, taking care not to generalise. An ideal solution to the problem created by bad apples is to get rid of them, as the former leader of Singapore did a few decades ago or as the leadership in Israel is currently doing."

It was interpreted that the editors are referring to the people of the Muslim community and calling for a genocide. The article was widely opposed and provoked outrage. The editorial issued an apology stating that the article was mainly focused on the spread of COVID-19.{{Cite web|title=Open Call For Genocide: 'Star Of Mysore' Newspaper Refers Muslims As 'Rotten Apples', Calls For Getting 'Rid Of Them'|url=https://thecognate.com/open-call-for-genocide-star-of-mysore-newspaper-refers-muslims-as-rotten-apples-calls-for-getting-rid-of-them/|last=Hussain|first=Shaik Zakeer|date=April 11, 2020|website=The Cognate|access-date=May 10, 2020}}{{Cite web|title=Mysuru newspaper served notice for Islamophobic editorial|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/mysuru-newspaper-served-notice-islamophobic-editorial-122407|last=Mounika|first=Alithea Stephanie|date=April 12, 2020|website=The News Minute|access-date=May 10, 2020}}

See also

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