Claim: Video depicting Muslims vandalizing statues belonging to the Hindu community recently in Karnataka.
Fact-check: Video showing a mob vandalizing the statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Ujjain is being shared with a false communal narrative attributing it to Karnataka - FACTLY
Verdict: there is no communal angle involved in this incident. the viral video depicts a mob vandalizing the statue of sardar vallabhbhai patel in ujjain, madhya pradesh. according to reports, the conflict arose between the malviya's, who belong to the scheduled caste , and the patidars, who belong to the other backward classes , when two groups demanded to install statues of two different prominent figures, sardar vallabhbhai patel and dr. b.r. ambedkar, in a vacant space near krishi upaj mandi. however, on the night of 24 january 2024, someone installed the statue of sardar patel there. the following morning, on 25 january 2024, members of the other community gathered and demolished the statue using a tractor. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Akshay Kumar Appani
Date published: 2024-03-27T08:43:10