Viral ABP News infographic quoting Mohan Bhagwat on Brahmin-Dalit marriages is doctored

An infographic from ABP News is going viral on social media. In this infographic, a quote is attributed to Mohan Bhagwat, saying, “Casteism will end if Brahmin daughters are married into Dalit families.”

While sharing this infographic, a user named Aavesh Tiwari wrote, “Mohan Bhagwat is asking Brahmin daughters to marry into Dalit households to end casteism. Meanwhile, the Sanghis are inciting Rajputs to attack Dalits. So, abusive, hardcore Hindutva Brahmins, step forward. No instructions for Rajput brothers — remain in status quo.”

Another user named Om Sudha also shared this infographic and questioned whether it is genuine.

Fact Check

Upon investigation, we found the claim to be misleading. The DFRAC team investigated the viral infographic by checking all social media handles of ABP News. We found a similar infographic featuring Mohan Bhagwat, where he talks about ending casteism. However, there is no mention of marrying Brahmin daughters to Dalits.

The text in the actual infographic reads: “Casteism will end with one temple, one well, and one cremation ground.”
When we examined the text closely, we noticed differences in the font style and size, which can be clearly seen in the collage provided.

Moreover, our team checked ABP News’s website and social media in the context of the viral infographic, but we found no such news.

Conclusion

DFRAC’s fact-check clearly shows that the text in ABP News’s viral infographic has been altered.
The original infographic from ABP News reads, “Casteism will end with one temple, one well, and one cremation ground.” Still, it was edited to say, “Casteism will end if Brahmin daughters are married into Dalit families.”

Therefore, the users’ claims are misleading