A video of Pakistan FM and Pakistan Peoples Party President Bilawal Bhutto Zardari praying in a temple is being circulated on social media with a claim suggesting that the video was shot recently.
Facebook users are sharing the video with the caption, “*पाकिस्तान की पूर्व PM बेनजीर भुट्टो का बेटा बिलावल भुट्टो शिव मंदिर में पूजा अर्चना करते हुए,* *मानो या ना मानो दुनिया बदल रही है….* *जय श्री राम* हर हर महादेव”
(English Translation: Bilawal Bhutto, son of former PM of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto worshipping in Shiva temple. Believe it or not, the world is changing…Hail Lord Ram, Hail Lord Shiva)
Here’s the link to the above post.
FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the post and found the video to be old.
We ran a keyword search and found a report by Asianet News Hindi which featured the same video.
The report dated February 23, 2021, mentioned that the viral video was taken in 2016 when Bilawal Bhutto went to a temple on the occasion of Diwali.
News 24 also uploaded the same video on their YouTube channel on November 5, 2016. The title of the video read: “Bilawal Bhutto’s offering to Lord Shiva on Diwali at Karachi temple”.
A video of the same was also uploaded on the official Twitter account of the Pakistan Peoples Party on October 31, 2016. The video was captioned, “On the eve of #Diwali: Chairman #PPP @BBhuttoZardari visits Shiv Mandir Karachi and takes part in Diwali celebration with Hindu community.”
Thus, from the above information, it is clear that the video is old.
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