As the 32nd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition approached on December 6, 2024, a viral video emerged online, purportedly showing a protest in Bangladesh. The clip featured a crowd gathered around a screen displaying a video about the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute, with many in the audience wearing Islamic caps.
The video is shared on Facebook with a caption: “बांग्लादेश में ये विडियो दिखाई जा रही है #BabriMasjid” (English version: This video is being shown in Bangladesh #BabriMasjid)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above claim, and found it to be MILEADING.
Upon closer examination, the screen in the viral video displayed a name Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI). A longer version of the video was found on the YouTube channel SDPI Kalwa Mumbra, uploaded on December 6, 2024. The four-minute video discussed the Babri demolition, the Supreme Court verdict, and the construction of the Ram temple, concluding with the statement, “We will never forget the Babri Masjid”.
Additional footage from SDPI’s Facebook and Instagram pages also verified the event’s location.
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Therefore, we can conclusively say that the viral clip claiming protest in memory of Babri Masjid demolition in Bangladesh is Misleading.
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