Video showing cows being transported through Adani port for slaughter is not from India
New Delhi: A viral video circulating on social media purportedly showing thousands of cows being transported from Adani port in Gujarat to Arab countries for slaughter has been debunked as misleading and misrepresented.
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Claim: The video shared by a user named Sandeep Verma falsely claimed to depict the transportation of cows from Adani port in Gujarat to Arab countries for slaughter. The claim gained traction and was widely shared, accumulating over 1 million views and 10,000 shares across various social media platforms.
Reality: An investigation into the origin of the video revealed that it was initially posted on TikTok approximately five days ago, confirming its location in Egypt. Further scrutiny led to the discovery of the original poster, Hamed ELhagary, a meat wholesaler based in Damietta, Egypt. ELhagary shared the video on April 19, 2024, from Râs El-Barr, Dumyat, Egypt.
The video's context was related to the transportation of livestock within Egypt, particularly in preparation for Eid Al-Adha, a cultural event commonly known as the Festival of Sacrifice. This was evident from the caption accompanying the video on ELhagary's Facebook post, which translates to "Preparing for Eid Al-Adha."
ELhagary's Facebook profile showcased a series of similar videos, indicating his involvement in the meat industry in Egypt. The visual cues in the video, such as the transportation vehicle and the attire of the individuals handling the cows, further supported its connection to Egypt rather than India.
Therefore, the claim that the video depicts cows being transported from Adani port in Gujarat to Arab countries for slaughter is false. The video instead portrays the transportation of livestock within Egypt, particularly in preparation for cultural events like Eid Al-Adha.
The video’s visual cues also debunk this claim. The van seen in the video does not resemble Indian transport vehicles. Instead, it is very similar to the methods commonly used in Egypt. Moreover, the clothing of the people who handle the cows is not typical work clothing in India.
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iPhone lands in temple hundial, everything in offering box goes into god’s account: TN Minister
Chennai, Dec 21: A devotee who has accidently dropped his iPhone into the hundial of a temple here is in a peculiar situation. He wants it back, but the Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department politely declined his request, saying it has now become temple property.
Immediately after realising his mistake, the devotee later identified as Dinesh, approached the officials of the Sri Kandaswamy temple, Thiruporur, and pleaded that his iPhone which inadvertently fell into the offering box when he was making a donation be returned to him.
On Friday, after opening the offering box, the temple administration contacted him saying the gadget was found in the hundial and he was free to retrieve only the data from it. However, Dinesh refused to accept and insisted that his phone be returned to him.
When this issue was taken to the notice of the HR & CE Minister P K Sekar Babu on Saturday he replied “anything that is deposited into the offering box, even if it be an arbitrary action, goes into god’s account.”
“As per the practises and tradition at the temples, any offerings made into the hundial directly goes into the account of the deity of that temple. Rules do not permit the administration to return the offerings back to the devotees,” Babu told reporters here.
He would discuss with the department officials to see if there was any possibility to compensate the devotee and accordingly make a decision, the Minister said after inspecting the construction of the Arulmigu Mariamman temple in Madhavaram, here, and the renovation of temple tank belonging to the Arulmigu Kailasanathar temple in Venugopal Nagar, here at an estimated cost of Rs 2.5 crore.
This incident is not the first such one in the state. According to a senior HR & CE official a devotee S Sangeetha from Alappuzha in Kerala unwittingly dropped her 1.75 sovereign gold chain into the hundial of the renowned Sri Dhandayuthapani Swamy temple in Palani in May 2023.
The gold chain fell into the hundial when she removed the Tulasi garland around her neck to make an offering. However, considering her financial background and after confirming through CCTV footages that the chain had fallen by accident, the chairman of the temple board of trustees bought a new gold chain of same value at his personal expense and gave it to her.
The official explained that as per the Installation, Safeguarding and Accounting of Hundial Rules, 1975, none of the offerings made into the hundials can be returned to the owner at any point, as they belonged to the temple.
