Why did reporter Maira Hashmi slap a boy publicly?

A video of a journalist and road show anchor named Maira Hashmi slapping a young boy has become viral on social media.

After seeing her video, many people called out the anchor after which she had to post an explanation. Maira took the clarification note to her official social media account and explained about slapping the young boy.

 

 

 

 

 

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In her tweet, the anchor Maira Hashmi wrote, “This guy was continuously harassing the family during the interview – which made the family upset – I first lovingly explained that don’t do this, but despite the explanation, this guy didn’t understand and kept on making a lot of noise – after which she had to slap him.”

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The public is coming up with mixed opinions, a few people are saying that it is easy to gain attention and fame nowadays by keeping a microphone and camera and stirring a controversy that has the potential to go viral. A few said that she gave a bogus explanation about slapping a 10 years old kid. Many other users supported her. Let’s have a look at the comments: