Claim: Recent video showing a Ram temple demolition by the DMK government in Tamil Nadu.
Fact-check: Old video showing demolition of a temple allegedly encroaching Adyar riverbed shared as recent demolition by the DMK government - FACTLY
Verdict: the video shared in the post shows old visuals of an anjaneyar temple demolition in varadarajapurm near the tambaram area in chennai, tamil nadu. on 10 january 2022, revenue officials along with the police force headed by tambaram assistant commissioner demolished this temple alleging that the structure was built by encroaching the adyar riverbed in varadarajapuram. responding to the controversy on the anjaneyar temple demolition, tambaram police commissioner issued a clarification stating that other religious structures were also demolished along with the temple in accordance with the 2015 madras high court directive. hence, the claim made in the post is misleading.
Organisation: FACTLY
Author: Dilip Kumar Sripada
Date published: 2022-11-12T12:29:46