Was the Hyderabad to West Bengal Train Decorated with Tazia’s Design? Read the Fact-Check

Users on social media are sharing a video of a train decorated with the design of a green dome, claiming that Asaduddin Owaisi, the President of the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), is boarding this train to meet West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee. It is also claimed that they are working towards converting India into an Islamic nation.

A user named Hum Log We The People tweeted a video and wrote: “Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi went to meet Momta Aapa.. Telangana Hyderabad to West Bengal trains”.

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Another user named Saurabh Srivastav  posted the same video on Twitter and wrote: “Train from Telangana Hyderabad to West Bengal. they cleaned India has to be made an Islamic nation”.

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Moreover, several users shared this video with similar claims.

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Fact-Check

To verify the authenticity of the above viral video, the Dfrac team converted it into some keyframes and then reverse-searched it on Google. Meanwhile, the team discovered similar videos on Youtube.

Youtube channel named SaleemzoneOfficial posted this video on October 2017 with the title: ““Halkatta shareef sandal and Dargah new video 2017 Oct 4th”.

Following this, the team searched for ‘Halkatta Sharif’ and discovered that it is the dargah of Syed Mohammed Badshah Qadri-ul-Chishti Yemeni Raichury, also known as Badshah Qadri, and is located in Wadi, Gulbarga district, Karnataka. Badshah Qadri preached peace and universal fraternity.

Devout believers from Hyderabad travel by train to Sandal yearly to participate in the Urs (Urs-e-Qadir).

Moreover, we have also found videos related to the Urs for additional years, including 2023.

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In addition, the Dfrac team found that the train was decorated differently this time on 1 August 2023.

Conclusion

The Dfrac’s Fact-Check proves that the viral video is not associated with Tazia’s design but it is related to the Urs (UrsEQadeer) of Badshah Qadiri in Gulbarga, Karnataka, which took place in the year 2017. The train is not heading to Bengal but to Karnataka.Therefore, the claim of social media users regarding the above viral video is misleading.