Viral video claiming Hindu genocide in Bangladesh is fake, original clip from student protest
A recent tweet by the handle @JaipurDialogues on the platform X (formerly known as Twitter) falsely claimed that Hindu women in Bangladesh are being raped and killed, suggesting that Hindus in the country are facing genocide. The post, accompanied by a video, was intended to provoke fear and anger, but it has now been debunked as misinformation.
Fact-checker and journalist Mohammed Zubair responded to the tweet, revealing that the video in question is not related to any such atrocities. The clip, dated March 17, was actually recorded at Shanto Chattar, Jagannath University (JnU) in Dhaka. It shows a student staging a silent protest play, demanding justice for Fairuz Abantika, a fellow student who had tragically taken her own life. The video was part of a peaceful protest calling for the trial of those who allegedly incited Abantika's suicide.
The post by @JaipurDialogues, which has a history of spreading hateful and misleading content on social media, is just one example of the disinformation often disseminated by this account. Known for its inflammatory rhetoric, @JaipurDialogues frequently posts false or exaggerated claims that aim to incite communal tensions and spread fear.
Hindu Women in Bangladesh!
— The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) August 7, 2024
They are being Raped and Killed! Hindus are staring at a Genocide in Bangladesh
These images and videos make you feel so helpless! pic.twitter.com/j47Ri5QX2p
Fake News again by Propaganda X Handle @JaipurDialogues.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) August 7, 2024
This video is from March 17 and was taken at Shanto Chattar, Jagannath University. The video shows a student staging a silent protest play on March 17 to demand the trial of those who instigated the suicide of Fairuz… pic.twitter.com/S2LeZe6mMx
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TN polls: TVK pushes DMK behind with leads in 83 seats, AIADMK ahead in 54
Chennai (PTI): New entrant TVK, led by actor-politician Vijay, was leading in as many as 83 constituencies on Monday when counting of votes polled in the April 23 Assembly polls was on across Tamil Nadu. The AIADMK was leading in 58 seats while the ruling DMK was ahead in 34, EC data showed.
About two hours after the postal ballots were counted and EVMs opened for multi-round counting, Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam surged ahead of its Dravidian rivals-- the DMK and the AIADMK, with the ruling party struggling to catch up.
If the trends maintain, Vijay could as well ensure the biggest electoral upset, something in lines with the "1967,1977" wins he had referred to in his campaign speeches.
While the Dravidian stalwart CN Annadurai brought the first non-Congress government in Tamil Nadu post-independence in 1967, the charismatic MG Ramachandran (MGR) installed the maiden AIADMK government 10 years later, unseating then DMK government under M Karunanidhi. TVK was leading in most Chennai segments, all considered DMK strongholds and currently represented by the party in the 234-member House.
A poor show by DMK could belie most exit polls giving an edge to it, riding on the number of populist measures Chief Minister M K Stalin had implemented in his five year "Dravidian model," inclusive governance.
According to EC and TV reports, 15 cabinet ministers, including Stalin were trailing. His son and deputy CM Udhayanidhi was also behind in his incumbent Chepauk-Tirvuvallikeni seat, according to a number of reports.
Stalin was trailing behind TVK's VS Babu by 1234 votes in Kolathur segment. Vijay was ahead in Tiruchirappalli East by over 3,000 votes at the end of two rounds of counting, according to EC data.
BJP is trailing in 26 constituencies and it is ahead in Thali segment alone. TVK is ahead in constituencies including Ponneri, Tiruvallur, Poonamalle, and Avadi.
AIADMK is leading in segments including Katpadi, and Guidyattam and party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami is ahead in Edappadi segment by 7003 votes.
DMK was leading in segments including Vellore, Anaikattu and Rishivandiyam.
