Following the row over the controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma, a video is being widely shared on social media, claiming that Naga Sadhus taking out a rally in support of Nupur Sharma.
The video is shared on Facebook with a Hindi caption: “अब नागा साधु भी उतर आए मैदान में #NupurSharma के लिए” (English translation: Now Naga Sadhus also came to the field for #NupurSharma)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked this video, and found the claim to be false.
We extracted the keyframes of the video and on putting them through the Reverse Image Search, we came across a Facebook post, dated March 11, 2019, which featured the same video. The caption with the video reads: “Kumbh Mela Naga Sadhu”
We found the same video posted on a YouTube page ‘Apna Awadh’ published on April 19, 2019.
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2020/04/25/fact-check-are-these-sadhus-marching-towards-maharashtra-heres-the-truth/
https://newsmobile.in/articles/2020/01/10/sadhus-took-out-rally-in-support-of-caa-dont-fall-for-the-fake-claim/
Hence, it can be concluded that the video is old and is being shared with a false claim.
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