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Lok Sabha elections are approaching, meanwhile many pictures, videos and allegations related to the elections have started going viral on social media. One such video is going viral where people in Tamil Nadu allegedly beat up BJP leaders.
- Actually, in the video, some people are seen pulling down a leader from the election vehicle and having a scuffle.
- The BJP leaders were allegedly thrown down from the luxury vehicle by the public and beaten. Tweets related to the viral claim are shared by many verified and unverified users.
Authentic user Tanveer wrote in his tweet – In Tamil Nadu, public removed BJP leaders by pulling them down from the luxury vehicle, public is learning a lesson, good days are about to come. (tweet archive)
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Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee Minority Section General Secretary Mohammad Sameer also tweeted the viral video. In his tweet, Sameer wrote – Can’t believe it, yet it’s BREAKING, the public started tearing the leaders’ clothes! In Tamil Nadu, the public ousted the BJP leaders by pulling them down from the luxury vehicle. (tweet archive)
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At the same time, former user Prakash Chand, who calls himself a social activist, tweeted this video and wrote – In Tamil Nadu, a BJP leader was badly washed by the public, it’s time to’ still understand, otherwise the public will explain. (tweet archive)
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What is the truth of the viral video?
To know the truth of this viral claim, we did a reverse image search of the key frames of this video on Google which gave us odyssey It took me to a website called This website had published the news relating to this incident prominently on 09 October 2023. from news Read an archived version here.
Screenshot of news published by Odishabytes.
- The investigation revealed that all this matter was not from Tamil Nadu but from Balangir district of Orissa. odyssey According to the news, this incident happened during the rally of Orissa State President Manmohan Samal.
- Samal had arrived in Balangir district of Orissa to participate in a program called ‘Mo Mati, Mo Desha’ of BJP. During this time, Balangir MP Sangeeta Singh Deo and senior leader Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo were present along with State President Samal.
- When the rally ended near RTO Chowk, local BJP leader Anant Das and his supporter Balram Singh Yadav tried to give bouquets to State President Manmohan Samal, but in the meantime another local leader Gopalji Panigrahi, who was present there, opposes it.
- This led to a dispute between the two local leaders and the matter soon became a battle. Even local leaders Anant Das and Gopalji Panigrahi, along with their workers, jumped into the fray and a fierce scuffle broke out between the two sides.
- We have a detailed video report related to this entire incident. Kalinga TV Also available on the official YouTube channel. this 9 October 2023 It was uploaded. The headline of this video report read – Two groups of BJP came face to face during the rally in Balangir district of Orissa.
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It is clear that the claim being made on social media that the public in Tamil Nadu has beaten the BJP leaders is completely false. Incorrect And misleading Yes. The viral video is not from Tamil Nadu but from Orissa. At the same time, this incident of fighting between local BJP leaders was also not recent but in October 2023.
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