A video is getting viral on social media platforms. A priest dancing with a young woman can be seen in this video. Users on social media are sharing this video relentlessly. Not only this, but the video has also drawn massive criticism on social media.
Kanal Kannan, a renowned stunt master in Tamil cinema and state president of the popular Hindu organization Hindu Munnani, posted this video on his Twitter and wrote: “This is the true state of foreign religious culture???!!!! Think converted Hindus!!!! Repent!!! “.
The popular stuntman was arrested by Nagercoil Cyber Crime Branch police for posting the video after the complaint, which was filed by a member of the DMK IT wing named Austin Bennett.
Not only this, but news website NDTV also published this news with the headline: “Stunt Master Kanal Kannan Arrested For Posting Controversial Video Of A Pastor”. In this news, NDTV revealed: “Renowned stunt master and actor Kanal Kannan has been arrested by cyber crime police in Tamil Nadu’s Nagercoil after posting a controversial video on social media. Notably, the arrest came after the actor posted a video on his Twitter account that showed a pastor dancing with a young woman”.
Fact-Check
To know the reality of this viral video, the Dfrac team has converted the viral video into some keyframes. We found this viral video on a YouTube channel named Papa Popo Caruaru, citing: “Hello! My name is Inácio Falcão. I am an artist born in Caruaru. Creator of the character Papa Popó Caruaru. Which for several years has animated São João de Caruaru and other events such as: Carnival, Holy Week, Winter festivals, Regional parties, Moto Fest, Christmas, Private parties” in the description.
In addition to that, several dance videos can be seen on this YouTube channel.
When we reverse-searched it further, we found that Inácio Falcão is a Brazilian actor who is known for playing the role of a Christian pastor named ‘Papa Popo Caruaru’.
Apart from this YouTube channel, a news website named Deccan Herald published news with the headline: “Stunt choreographer Kanal Kannan arrested, remanded to judicial custody”. According to Deccan Herald, the stuntman was arrested for posting a video clip on a social media platform that showed a man, a foreigner, dressed like a pastor and dancing with a woman.
Conclusion
It is clear from Dfrac’s Fact-Check that the viral video, claiming a pastor dancing with a young woman, is misleading as the pastor dancing with a young woman in the video is a Brazilian actor, Inácio Falcão who is famous for playing the role of Christian pastor named ‘Papa Popo Caruaru, not a Christian pastor.
