New Delhi: A 13-second clip showing people raising slogans of “Bhupesh Baghel zindabad” during a rally of BJP MP Tejasvi Surya was shared by the Chhattisgarh Congress on Twitter Friday.
आनंद लें.. https://t.co/wAJ4aNuzK6
— INC Chhattisgarh (@INCChhattisgarh) August 25, 2022
The clip was sourced from another Twitter handle named @rpsinghraipur that claimed to belong to R. P. Singh, spokesperson of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee. The video was retweeted nearly 400 times, including by former RJD MP Shailesh Kumar.
— Shailesh Kumar (@rjdshailesh) August 26, 2022
Many supporters of the Chhattisgarh CM said he was the “king” of the state who “reigns in everyone’s heart” and the video will teach “Surya ji” how popular Baghel was “among the youth.”
भुपेश कका हमर छत्तीसगढ़ के राजा है ओ सब के दिल में राज करता है, गरीब अमीर सबके लिए योजना बनाया है सबको कुछ न कुछ दे रहा है सब खुश हैं अगले 20 साल तक भुपेश कका राज चलहि जी
— Santu Ram Patel (@Patel1Ram) August 25, 2022
Some also evoked BJP Delhi spokesperson Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga’s name, saying the video will be “enjoyed most by him” in response to Chhattisgarh INC asking its followers to “enjoy it”.
सबसे जायदा आनंद तो @TajinderBagga बिरयानी वाले लेंगे। https://t.co/kilRxSjtlD
— Parvinder Singh, (@parrysasan87) August 25, 2022
Fact check
The clip, however, was found to be edited and different from Surya’s original speech that was delivered at his ‘halla bol’ demonstration in Raipur recently.
The original speech, which is over five minute-long, was recorded and posted by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BYJM)’s official Twitter account. There was no mention of “zindabad” in the video but “jai shree Ram” and “bharat mata ki jai ” slogans were raised at the protest site.
Some social media users were quick to point out that the video shared by the Chhattisgarh Congress was “doctored” and commented on the “shoddiness” of its editing.
Kitne achhe se transition pata chalta hai. Kya yaar itna kharab editing.
— Dhiman Deka (@DhimanDeka1) August 25, 2022
#RPSingh_SastaEditor
भूपेश तेरे कुशासन काल में!
कांग्रेसी बन गए सस्ते एडिटर फटे हाल में!!
लखमा जी के प्रिय द्रव का सेवन कर एडिट करते हैं @rpsinghraipur सिंह: सूत्र#2कौड़ी_की_कांग्रेस @Tejasvi_Surya @TajinderBagga @shivprakashbjp @AjayJamwalBJP @ArunSao3 @NitinNabin
— शाश्वत गिलहरे (छत्तीसगढ़ राष्ट्रवादी संघ)? (@Aalampanah_Abba) August 26, 2022
(In collaboration with SM Hoaxslayer)
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