A video went viral on social media where a group of Muslim men can be seen taking part in a massive roadshow and chants of ‘Islam Zindabad’ can be heard in the background.
Kolkata: A video is going viral on social media where a group of Muslim men can be seen taking part in a massive roadshow and chants of ‘Islam Zindabad’ can be heard in the background. Madhu Purnima Kishwar, an Indian academician was one of the prominent figures who shared the clip on Twitter with the message ‘In Kolkatta’.
Many shared the video claiming that the clip is from Kolkata. However, it turns out that the procession is not from the streets of West Bengal. If one looks closely at the video, the Bangladesh flag, as well as policemen in uniform from the country, can be spotted in the video.Advertisementhttps://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?iu=%2F11440465%2FIndia_AMP%2FIndia_AMP_BTF_1_300x250&adk=2594649127&sz=300×250%7C300x250&output=html&impl=ifr&ifi=3&msz=320x-1&psz=320x-1&fws=4&adf=816387543&nhd=1&eid=21066678&adx=30&ady=3711&oid=2&aexp=501!1002!2232&adsid=ChEI8OO3hQYQ9bX6rrrHvI6XARI9AOqVqNiKGfP6CCMyWOl9jWresJdawA5mZAw037bdNzUfqCT_5jO_9v3MSpoW-Hkvg4qKnjfvxTzYR9-K4A&jar=2021-05-26-09&ptt=13&gdfp_req=1&sfv=1-0-37&u_sd=1.5&is_amp=3&_v=2105150310000&d_imp=1&c=238144006204&ga_cid=5pswvWPMEY8U10Igbx1jH5jfvE6cJYI0TI8Xe8m7e0-fN3eNc23_8D6ysR4BcjM6&ga_hid=6204&dt=1622022037887&biw=360&bih=560&u_aw=360&u_ah=640&u_cd=24&u_w=360&u_h=640&u_tz=330&u_his=5&isw=360&ish=560&vis=1&scr_x=0&scr_y=2594&bc=7&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.india.com%2Fviral%2Ffact-check-did-muslims-raise-slogans-of-islam-zindabad-in-kolkata-heres-the-truth-4203528%2F&top=www.google.com&loc=https%3A%2F%2Fwww-india-com.cdn.ampproject.org%2Fv%2Fs%2Fwww.india.com%2Fviral%2Ffact-check-did-muslims-raise-slogans-of-islam-zindabad-in-kolkata-heres-the-truth-4203528%2Famp%2F%3Famp_js_v%3D0.1%26usqp%3Dmq331AQHKAFQArABIA%253D%253D%23origin%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%26prerenderSize%3D1%26visibilityState%3Dprerender%26paddingTop%3D32%26p2r%3D0%26csi%3D1%26aoh%3D16220219748931%26viewerUrl%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252Famp%252Fs%252Fwww.india.com%252Fviral%252Ffact-check-did-muslims-raise-slogans-of-islam-zindabad-in-kolkata-heres-the-truth-4203528%252Famp%252F%26history%3D1%26storage%3D1%26cid%3D1%26cap%3DnavigateTo%252Ccid%252CfullReplaceHistory%252Cfragment%252CreplaceUrl%252CiframeScroll&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F&bdt=35304&dtd=18&aet=n&__amp_source_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.india.com
Kolkata Police also debunked the fake news and clarified that the clip is from Bangladesh and is not from Kolkata as claimed. A case was also registered against Madhu Kishwar for propagating false information.
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In a tweet, Kolkata police wrote, ”#FakeNewsAlert A video clip from Bangladesh is being falsely claimed to be from Kolkata. Legal action initiated.”Advertisementnull
Reacting to the clip, Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member and party spokesperson Saugata Roy told HT, “We strongly condemn this spreading of fake news. No matter how hard people may try, the secular fabric of West Bengal cannot be destroyed.”https://d-36996265054072943074.ampproject.net/2105150310000/frame.html
Notably, the same clip had gone viral in August as well and was tweeted by Pakistani-Canadian author Tarek Fatah.
He had tweeted, “This is not Karachi, Kashmir or Kerala. No, this chant of ‘Islam Zindabad’ is being raised in Kolkata, the capital city of #MamataBanerjee-ruled West Bengal!”
Back then also, Kolkata Police called Tarek Fatah’s tweet fake and initiated legal action on him, following which he deleted the tweet.
After fact-checking, it was revealed that the video had been uploaded three years ago on September 13, 2017, with the title, ”Bangladesh Islami Andolon Bangladesh enclose Myanmar Embassy”.
Islami Andolon Bangladesh is an Islamist political organization in Bangladesh and the video is from a protest rally that took place in the capital city of Dhaka to block the Myanmar Embassy. Here’s the video:
A few days back also, West Bengal police had dubbed it as fake news and wrote, ”This video of Bangladesh is being circulated as of West Bengal on WhatsApp. Legal action is being initiated. Efforts for finding out the culprit is going on. Please do not forward the fake video and the mischievous message.”
Source: India.com
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