Two videos have surfaced on social media that show a heated confrontation between Muslim and Hindu communities at a place of worship. The videos show them arguing near two enshrined tombs. The Muslim group can be heard chanting “Allah Hu Akbar”. In one of the video chants of “Jai Shree Ram” are also heard. These clips were published by various news outlets to claim that Muslim men entered a temple and interrupted aarti.
Propaganda outlets Sudarshan News, OpIndia and Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece Saamana carried such reports. Sudarshan News editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke tweeted, “Jihadis entered a temple, stopped the aarti and chanted Allah Hu Akbar slogans. After the lynching of Sadhus in Maharashtra, who is supporting these jihadis to target holy shrines of saints? Jihad conspiracy on the land of Nath community at Malanggad in Maharashtra’s Thane (Machhindranath).” Chavhanke’s video gained over 18,000 views.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=ArchitMeta&dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1376930705817575427&lang=en-gb&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.altnews.in%2Ffact-check-did-muslims-enter-a-temple-in-maharashtras-malanggad-to-disrupt-aarti%2F&sessionId=b5a49b8129fe74195bc0e83c05fd415dd92dff9c&siteScreenName=AltNews&theme=light&widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&width=550px
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