TV Channel Get Backlash After Using CS:GO Model

The recent incident involving a TV Channel using the CS:GO character model to illustrate a terrorist has sparked heated outrage in the game's fan community.

The Indian Times Now TV Channel recently used the character model of CS:GO to illustrate a terrorist during its prime time news broadcast. And immediately, fans of the game broke out in outrage.

Csgo Outrage Terrorists — Terrorists in CS:GO

The news revolved around the event of Hizbul Mujahideen Operative Irfan Mir, who allegedly conducted pro-Article 370 seminars in Jammu and Kashmir. Article 370 grants special status to Jammu Kashmir under the Constitution of India.

However, on August 5th, 2019, the Government of India made an amendment to the 1954 order with constitutional order. This event has sparked debates and arguments. However, that's not where the story went. While talking about a pro-Article 370 seminar's connection to Pakistani terrorist organizations, Times Now used a CS: GO player model to illustrate the terrorist.

Times Now used a CS: GO player model to illustrate the terrorist

This action of the TV channels immediately sparked a severe backlash from the CS:GO community.

CS:GO Fans React to TV Channel Character Model to Depict Terrorist

A user by the name of APS1999 posted the image of the telecast on Reddit. And within just two hours, it received more than 1,400 upvotes. Some find this occurrence hilarious, while others referred to it as an outright insult to the game.

Check out some of the reactions from the community below:

Reddit reaction 1 — A user found a pro CS:GO player with the same name

As a result, many fear that the similarity between Irfan Mir and the pro CS:GO player, Nikolay "mir" Bityukov, may give a bad reputation for the game.