Did Khalistan supporters participate at Rahul Gandhi’s event in the UK?

A video that shows a group of people chanting anti-India and pro-Khalistan slogans has been shared on social media. “You tell me, how can I let Congres rule my country? Khalistan terrorists reached Rahul Gandhi’s meeting in London. Slogans of Congress party zindabad and Hindustan murdabad were raised.”

कैसे सौंप दु मै काँग्रेस को अपना देश,आप ही बताओ
लंदन मे राहुल गांधी की सभा मे पहुचे खालिस्तानी आतकंवादी
काँग्रेस पार्टी जिंदाबाद और हिन्दुस्तान मुर्दाबाद नारे लगाये👇👇 pic.twitter.com/k4KHukgJ9s

— 🔱 रुद्र राजपूत 📿 (@RudraVSR) August 19, 2021

The clip has been shared on Facebook as well.

The same video was shared by BJP worker Priti Gandhi in 2018.

ABSOLUTE SHOCKER!!!
At the Indian Overseas Congress meeting in London, anti-India, pro-Khalistani protesters are participating in the event. @RahulGandhi you owe a serious explanation for this dangerous, anti-national narrative being created against India. #RahulGandhiInLondon pic.twitter.com/Te70fQrq8f

— Priti Gandhi (@MrsGandhi) August 26, 2018

Participants or gatecrashers?

According to Naomi Canton who reports for The Times of India in the UK, the event was interrupted by four protesters who had “managed to evade heavy security to enter Rahul Gandhi’s event…”.

TOI speaks to the Khalistani intruders who gatecrashed Rahul’s event https://t.co/Eq44dogy6C

— Naomi Canton (@naomi2009) August 27, 2018

Speaking to TOI, Shamsher Singh, spokesperson for the National Sikh Youth Federation who had gatecrashed the event with three of his associates said, “We slipped in through a side door to the venue at 5.30 pm as the security was lax. Once inside, security asked us a few questions but we confidently walked through and said we are here for the event. We got a table and sat down.”

Moreover, television news channels have reported that slogans hailing the Congress party were chanted in response to the slogans raised by the Sikh separatists who had gatecrashed the event.

It has been observed on numerous occasions that videos and/or images are taken out of context and given misleading captions and meanings for purposes of political propaganda. This instance is no different; a disruption was sought to be portrayed as participation and advocacy of a secessionist position.