A video of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is becoming increasingly viral on social media. The text on this video reads- “Congressmen now have the support of Muslim voters. If we don’t get 90 percent Muslim votes, our defeat is certain. Users who shared this video are targeting Congress and Kamal Nath.
By sharing this video a verified user named Vaishali Poddar captioned- ” Double talk with double character || One more demand of Hindu Rashtra by going to Bageshwar Dham, second more life in the vote bank of the Muslim community? Kamal Nath exposed! @ChouhanShivraj” ( English Translation )
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According to Vaishali Poddar’s Twitter bio, she is the state secretary of BJP Delhi Mahila Morcha. At the same time, this video has also been shared by a verified user named Prashant Umrao. He wrote- “Kamal Nath is repeatedly highlighting his chameleon nature. After creating a drama of bowing down at Shri Bageshwar Dham, the entire focus is on Muslim votes.”
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Apart from this, many other verified users are also sharing this video.
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Fact Check:
To fact-check the viral video, the DFRAC team first converted the video into multiple frames. After this, the frames were reverse-searched alternately. We found this video of Kamal Nath uploaded on NDTV’s official YouTube channel on November 21, 2018.
Congress leader Kamal Nath says that if Muslims do not vote for him, his party can lose. In the video, Kamal Nath is seen addressing the party people and urging them to ensure Muslim votes.
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At the same time, the video uploaded on InKhabar’s YouTube channel on November 21, 2018, also states that Kamal Nath said that 90 percent of Muslim votes are needed to win.
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Apart from this, the video uploaded on the YouTube channel of ‘Aaj Tak’ states that – “Kamal Nath said – 90% votes not cast at the Muslim booth will be a loss”, this video has also been uploaded on November 21, 2018.
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Conclusion:
It is clear from dfrac’s fact check and all media reports that Kamal Nath’s viral video is not from the present but from the year 2018. Therefore, the claim being made by social media users is misleading.
