Fact Check: New Ayodhya currency released with Ram Rajya Mudra? Here’s the truth
Claim: The video shows the new Ayodhya currency with a Ram Rajya seal on it.
Fact: The claim is false. The video shows ‘Raam’ currency, which is not legal tender. ‘Ayodhya’ currency does not exist.
Hyderabad: A video showing ‘Raam’ currency is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows Ayodhya’s new currency.
In the video shared on Instagram, we can see a person showing ‘Lord Raam’ currency, saying it is the official currency of Maharishi Vedic City. He also says that this currency is used for transactions and the value of ‘Five Raam’ denomination is equal to 50 US Dollars.
The text on the video reads, “Ayodhya new currency… Ram Rajya Mudra… Jai Shree Ram”. The video was uploaded with the caption, “Ayodhya new currency. Should the currency in the name of Lord Ram should come into Bharat as well? (Translated from Hindi) (Archive)
Fact Check
NewsMeter found that the viral claim is false. The video does not show the Ayodhya currency. Ayodhya currency does not exist.
Keyword searches yielded no reports or social media posts indicating that Ayodhya currency exists. There are no reports of any central bank announcing its intentions to introduce an ‘Ayodhya’ currency.
Using a reverse image search, we found an extended version of the viral clip uploaded to YouTube on June 14, 2024. The video was uploaded by a channel named Desi Tourist with the title ‘Found a Hindu country but 99% Indians don't know about it? Desi Tourist Vlog.’ (Translated from Hindi)
The description of the video stated that it’s a part of a travel video taken during a road trip through the United States of America. The viral clip started from the 25:23-minute mark in the YouTube video.
From the information in the YouTube channel, we found that the person talking about the ‘Raam’ currency in the viral video is Amit Singh, a travel vlogger who uploads his videos on the Desi Tourist YouTube channel. The video description stated, “In this episode, I will take you to the magical land of Ram Rajya in America. A Land of Sanskrit Speaking people, land of Vedas & Vastu Shashtra, land of Bhagwan Ram currency note. Let’s go to Maharishi Vedic City, Iowa - the most progressive city in America based on Ayurveda. (sic)”
From the video, we understand that the ‘Raam’ currency is used in the Maharishi Vedic City of Iowa.
Using keyword searches, we found a Zee News report dated March 6, 2025, with the title ‘Lord Ram On Currency Note: THIS US City Has Currency Stronger Than Dollar; It’s Located In....’ The report stated that the ‘Raam’ currency was introduced in 2001 by the Global Country of World Peace (GCWP) with the goal of fostering global peace, progress, and prosperity.
“While primarily used in Maharishi Vedic City, it has also seen limited circulation in some European countries, particularly in the Netherlands,” added the report.
Is ‘Raam currency’ legal tender?
The Raam currency is available in the denominations of 1, 5 and 10, with each ‘Raam’ valued at 10 US Dollars.
According to the Times of India report published on the same date with the title ‘This place in the US has the Ram Rajya Currency in Circulation’, ‘Raam’ currency is a bearer bond not legal tender.
TOI stated that the ‘Raam’ currency is more of an instrument of investment, rather than a regular transaction: “…bearer bonds are usually issued by corporate houses or governments to collect funds, hence it is basically a debt instrument. However, no record of the investor is kept by the bank, hence the currency holds no legal tender.”
NewsMeter spoke to Amit Singh, who confirmed that the ‘Raam’ currency is not related to Ayodhya or any place in India. He added, “It is a conceptual currency from a Vedic-based small town in America.”
Amit Singh informed NewsMeter that he wrote a comment in the viral video, “I asked them to delete it, as it was spreading fake information.” However, we were unable to find Amit Singh’s comment on the viral video, and it seems to be deleted.
‘Raam’ currency is not a legal tender, it’s a bearer bond introduced by GCWP in 2001. Its circulation is limited to some places in America and few European countries, particularly the Netherlands.
Therefore, NewsMeter concludes that the viral claim regarding an ‘Ayodhya’ currency is false.
(This story wa originally published by newsmeter.in, and repulished by english.varthabharati.in as part of Shakti Collective)
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Here's how netizens, media outlets projected Ashwini Kumar's bomb threat as 'Lashkar-e-Jihadi'
Mumbai: Mumbai was thrown into panic late on Thursday night when police received a WhatsApp message warning of a large-scale terror attack during the Ganesh festival. The message, written in the name of a jihadi group called “Lashkar-e-Jihadi,” claimed that 14 Pakistani terrorists had entered Mumbai with 400 kilograms of RDX loaded in 34 vehicles.
It warned of blasts that could kill as many as one crore people. Authorities immediately declared a high alert, and the case was handed over to the Crime Branch while the Anti-Terrorism Squad and other security agencies were put on standby.
Within hours, the threat made national headlines. Television channels and online portals reported the possibility of a terror strike, repeatedly linking the message to Pakistan-based groups.
The incident was projected as yet another attempt to destabilize Mumbai, and the supposed involvement of a jihadi outfit quickly gained traction across the media. However, a swift investigation by Mumbai Police traced the origin of the message to a very different source.
By Saturday, police had tracked down and arrested Ashwin Kumar Supra, a 50-year-old astrologer and Vastu consultant living in Sector 79 of Noida. Originally from Patna, Kumar admitted during interrogation that he had sent the message using the name of his former friend Firoz. In 2023, Firoz had lodged a fraud case against him at Phulwari Sharif police station in Patna, leading to Kumar’s three-month imprisonment. Seeking revenge, Kumar attempted to frame Firoz by posing as a jihadi terrorist. Police recovered his mobile phone, SIM cards, and other digital devices used in the hoax.
When the threat first came to light, social media was flooded with heated reactions. Journalist @Manju_IBNews wrote, “Another election around the corner!” while user @kv_mcu posted an aggressive comment demanding to “ban Islam and burn the Quran,” calling for mass deportations and tying the incident to culture and religion. In response, @RIMMS51979 countered sharply, saying, “Caller Name is Ashvini kumar what will you burn now.” Another user, @Valkyrie00777, questioned the credibility of the threat, pointing to contradictions in the claim that 14 terrorists had entered India with 34 bombs and 400 kilograms of RDX. Meanwhile, @Liberal51601607 remarked, “Terrorists have no religion.. Anyone..?”
Fact-checkers also weighed in. @zoo_bear (Mohammed Zubair) accused NDTV of omitting crucial context, posting: “Adani's TV hasn't mentioned that the accused Ashwini Kumar sent the bomb threat message to Mumbai police in the name of his friend Firoz to frame him.” The fact-check website Aazad Fact Check (@AazadFactCheck) published a detailed rebuttal, saying the story had quickly evolved into a propaganda tool. It noted that the supposed intelligence about “human bombs in vehicles” was technically flawed and described the entire sequence as “a pure example of Indian narrative building before a false flag operation.”
Adani's TV hasn't mentioned that the accused Ashwini Kumar sent the bomb threat message to Mumbai police in the name of his friend Firoz to frame him. https://t.co/17nZxYOrql
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) September 6, 2025
After Ashwini Kumar’s arrest, the tone of the online conversation shifted sharply. Activist @ShabnamHashmi posted, “Ashwini Kumar 50 Year Old Astrologer from Noida has been arrested for sending these threats in the name of a Muslim. This is how Sangh sleeper cells are spreading hatred. Stop the Hate factory! Vote Out the Vote Chori Gang.” Journalist @indscribe (Shams Ur Rehman Alavi) observed that newspapers splashed the initial threat on front pages but buried the arrest details inside. “When the guy gets caught, the same newspapers don't publish his photo, relegate it to page 14 or reduce it to a single column… Interest gone after ‘name’ found,” he wrote.
Ashwini Kumar 50 Year Old Astrologer from Noida has been arrested for sending these threats in the name of a Muslim. This is how Sangh sleeper cells are spreading hatred
— Shabnam Hashmi (@ShabnamHashmi) September 6, 2025
Stop the Hate factory !
Vote Out the Vote Chori Gang pic.twitter.com/IzpLjWVJgu
Other users highlighted systemic and political angles. @shfique13 argued that there are now “two laws” in the country—one protecting those aligned with the government and another used to suppress truth-tellers. @SoodRajive claimed the episode was staged, alleging Kumar had been paid to frame a minority and calling it “a staged toolkit drama.” User @hussain2577 wrote sarcastically, “Such an innocent n bright person. Plzz grant him bail, Garland him, Give him BJP membership form.” Another account, @Sangliyana, remarked, “Risking his life just to frame a Muslim boy. This is what 11 years corrupting mind.” Finally, @rsbisht__ argued that Kumar’s only aim was to trap Firoz, linking it to what he described as rising hatred against Muslims in Uttar Pradesh under the Modi and Yogi administrations.
