Claim: A video from a Kerala-based Islamic Institute shows students being taught Sanskrit to prepare them for roles as temple priests.
Fact-check: The Islamic institution in Kerala's Thrissur is teaching Sanskrit to promote interfaith understanding, not to encourage students to become temple priests - FACTLY
Verdict: the video shared in the post is from the academy of sharia and advanced studies  run by malik deenar islamic complex  in thrissur, kerala. asas principal onambilly muhammad faizi took the initiative to include sanskrit in the syllabus with the primary objective of creating an understanding of other religions and their customs among their students. several news organizations reported about the inclusion of the sanskrit syllabus in asas, yet none of them mentioned that the institution's purpose for teaching sanskrit was to train students as priests for temples. hence, the claim made in the post is false.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2023-12-05T13:06:13