Claim: Video showing Kanhaiya Kumar asking people to embrace Islam.
Fact-check: An old and clipped video of Kanhaiya Kumar is shared as him asking people to embrace Islam - FACTLY
Verdict: this video is from august 2018 when kumar answered the questions of intellectuals of the muslim community in nanded. at the 11:50 timestamp, he is not discussing islam as his personal belief but rather paraphrasing maulana abul kalam azad's words. at 15:03, kanhaiya advises muslims to reject such leaders who portray themselves as saviours of the community and encourages people to demand that they prioritize education and employment issues. three segments from timestamps 11:50 to 12:25, 16:02 to 16:07, and 15:12 to 15:16 respectively were trimmed, combined, and circulated as a viral video. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Sushmitha Ponnala
Date published: 2024-05-01T10:25:07