{"id":103276,"date":"2021-09-16T18:07:45","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T12:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=103276"},"modified":"2024-02-17T15:17:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-17T09:47:21","slug":"videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Videos of liquor distribution at Baba Rodu Shah in Ludhiana falsely linked to farmers&#8217; protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two videos are being shared in connection with the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest. The first video shows some people emptying liquor bottles into a drum and the second shows people distributing liquor to a large crowd. On February 17, 2024, while sharing this video, an X (Twitter) user sarcastically wrote that the video showed &#8216;m<span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">orning tea distribution by kind farmer leaders to poor farmers&#8217; at the site of the <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">Farmers&#8217; Protest<\/span><span class=\"css-1qaijid r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">. &#8220;Haters will say this is Rum&#8221;, the user added. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/SPnTH\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Morning tea distribution by kind farmer leaders to poor farmers at the site of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FarmersProtest?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmersProtest<\/a> . Haters will say this is Rum (liquor) \ud83e\udd43 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNKSQ34uXk\">pic.twitter.com\/aNKSQ34uXk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baba Banaras\u2122 (@RealBababanaras) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealBababanaras\/status\/1758660949287088476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Retired IAS officer <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suryapsingh_IAS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Surya Pratap Singh<\/a> tweeted the video with the caption, \u201cDaru ka Langar!&#8221;. However, he later deleted his tweet. Other users also shared this video linking it to the farmers&#8217; protest.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-103276 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/whatsapp-image-2024-02-17-at-11-58-09-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-17-at-11.58.09-AM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-17-at-11.58.09-AM.jpeg 1079w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-17-at-11.58.09-AM-300x142.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-17-at-11.58.09-AM-1024x484.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-17-at-11.58.09-AM-768x363.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1079px) 100vw, 1079px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-naren-mukherjee-on-x_-_fake_farmers_protest-%f0%9f%92%a5%f0%9f%92%a5%f0%9f%92%a5-these-are-the-aandolanjeevis\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"844\" height=\"1092\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-Naren-Mukherjee-on-X_-_Fake_Farmers_Protest-\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5-These-are-the-AandolanJeevis.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-Naren-Mukherjee-on-X_-_Fake_Farmers_Protest-\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5-These-are-the-AandolanJeevis.jpg 844w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-Naren-Mukherjee-on-X_-_Fake_Farmers_Protest-\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5-These-are-the-AandolanJeevis-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-Naren-Mukherjee-on-X_-_Fake_Farmers_Protest-\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5-These-are-the-AandolanJeevis-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2024-02-17-12_22_31-Naren-Mukherjee-on-X_-_Fake_Farmers_Protest-\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5-These-are-the-AandolanJeevis-768x994.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 844px) 100vw, 844px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Viral Since 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Septetember 2021, Right Wing influencer Rishi Bagree had tweeted both the videos and mocked farmers. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/UvsAc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-177511\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-17-11_30_39-Rishi-Bagree-on-Twitter_-_\u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c-\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928-\u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u092e\u0942\u0932\u094d\u092f-\u0938\u092e\u092f-\u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947-\u0939\u0941\u090f-https.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"780\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-17-11_30_39-Rishi-Bagree-on-Twitter_-_\u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c-\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928-\u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u092e\u0942\u0932\u094d\u092f-\u0938\u092e\u092f-\u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947-\u0939\u0941\u090f-https.jpg 601w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/2021-09-17-11_30_39-Rishi-Bagree-on-Twitter_-_\u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c-\u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928-\u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928-\u092e\u0947\u0902-\u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e-\u092c\u0939\u0941\u092e\u0942\u0932\u094d\u092f-\u0938\u092e\u092f-\u0926\u0947\u0924\u0947-\u0939\u0941\u090f-https-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter user Renee Lynn posted a video that contained both the clips, and wrote, &#8220;I&#8217;m ashamed that such addicts are a part of the farmers&#8217; movement. Farmers&#8217; protest has turned into a hub of intoxication and prostitution. People from the country and abroad are funding them. But they are getting exposed gradually.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/LHSbr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0925\u0942\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0901 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0928\u0936\u0947\u0921\u093c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0964\u0964 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0906\u0902\u0926\u094b\u0932\u0928 \u0915\u0947\u0935\u0932 \u0928\u0936\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u0902\u0921\u0940\u092c\u093e\u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u0905\u0921\u094d\u0921\u093e \u092c\u0928\u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0964\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u092e\u0947 \u0936\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0932 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0936\u0926\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0939\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0905\u0932\u0917\u093e\u0935\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0924\u0924\u094d\u0935 \u0964\u0964 \u091c\u093f\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u0948\u0920\u0947 \u0906\u0915\u093e \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u092b\u0902\u0921\u093f\u0902\u0917 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964\u0964 \u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u0927\u0940\u0930\u0947 \u0938\u092c \u090f\u0915\u094d\u0938\u092a\u094b\u091c\u093c \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0964\u0964\u0964\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SKol3Zu2Sg\">pic.twitter.com\/SKol3Zu2Sg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Renee Lynn (@Voice_For_India) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Voice_For_India\/status\/1437581745528967169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several other Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sdtiwari\/status\/1437281130542100481?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@sdtiwari<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NagarJitendra\/status\/1437421113278021637?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@NagarJitendra<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/br_sharma6\/status\/1437254390092480516?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@br_sharma6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pradeep54242413\/status\/1437367535536513026?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Pradeep54242413<\/a> shared the video claiming the same.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-103276 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2021-09-14-at-8-13-05-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"445\" height=\"607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.05-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.05-PM.png 445w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.05-PM-220x300.png 220w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2021-09-14-at-8-13-09-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"449\" height=\"598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.09-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.09-PM.png 449w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.09-PM-225x300.png 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2021-09-14-at-8-13-16-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.16-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.16-PM.png 435w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.16-PM-203x300.png 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2021-09-14-at-8-13-23-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"448\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.23-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.23-PM.png 448w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.13.23-PM-207x300.png 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 448px) 100vw, 448px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The video was also shared on Facebook. Alt News had then received several requests on its official WhatsApp number (+91 76000 11160) and mobile application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-103276 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/videos-of-liquor-distribution-at-baba-rodu-shah-in-ludhiana-falsely-linked-to-farmers-protest\/screen-shot-2021-09-14-at-8-18-56-pm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"502\" height=\"404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.18.56-PM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/Screen-Shot-2021-09-14-at-8.18.56-PM.png 502w, 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captioned, \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a30\u0a3e\u0a2c \u0a26\u0a3e \u0a32\u0a70\u0a17\u0a30\u0964 \u0a21\u0a47\u0a30\u0a3e \u0a2c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a4b\u0a21\u0a42 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e\u0a39<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201d that translates to &#8220;Liquor langar. Baba Rodu Shah\u201d. This post has been created by merging multiple videos and the first viral video is also visible in the post at 20 seconds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrazyPosts7\/videos\/1033820134038998\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrazyPosts7\/videos\/1033820134038998\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0a38\u0a3c\u0a30\u0a3e\u0a2c \u0a26\u0a3e \u0a32\u0a70\u0a17\u0a30\u0964 \u0a21\u0a47\u0a30\u0a3e \u0a2c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a4b\u0a21\u0a42 \u0a38\u0a3c\u0a3e\u0a39<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CrazyPosts7\/\">Crazy Posts<\/a> on Monday, September 13, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We further located a video posted by Daily News Punjab on Facebook titled, \u201cJagraon kaunke kalan \u0a2e\u0a47\u0a32\u0a3e \u0a2c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a4b\u0a21\u0a42 \u0a36\u0a3e\u0a39 \u0a1c\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a20\u0a3e\u0a20\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a26\u0a3e \u0a07\u0a71\u0a15\u0a20\u201d that translates to &#8220;Huge gathering at Baba Rodu Shahji\u2019s mela.&#8221; Kaunke Kalan is a village in Ludhiana.The practice of offering liquor to Baba Rodu Shah is a village custom, followed for years. Devotees first bring alcohol and offer it to Baba Rodu Shah, then they distribute it among devotees as <em>prasad<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/105963978272791\/videos\/1836321659884057\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/105963978272791\/videos\/1836321659884057\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/105963978272791\/videos\/1836321659884057\/\">Jagraon kaunke kalan \u0a2e\u0a47\u0a32\u0a3e \u0a2c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a4b\u0a21\u0a42 \u0a36\u0a3e\u0a39 \u0a1c\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a20\u0a3e\u0a20\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a26\u0a3e \u0a07\u0a71\u0a15\u0a20 || Daily News Punjab<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jagraon kaunke kalan \u0a2e\u0a47\u0a32\u0a3e \u0a2c\u0a3e\u0a2c\u0a3e \u0a30\u0a4b\u0a21\u0a42 \u0a36\u0a3e\u0a39 \u0a1c\u0a40 \u0a26\u0a47 \u0a20\u0a3e\u0a20\u0a3e\u0a02 \u0a2e\u0a3e\u0a30\u0a26\u0a3e \u0a07\u0a71\u0a15\u0a20 || Daily News Punjab<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Daily-News-Punjab-105963978272791\/\">Daily News Punjab<\/a> on Monday, September 6, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>We reached out to Daily News Punjab and the outlet confirmed that the viral video is from <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baba Rodu Shah<\/span>. It also added that the practice of offering liquor has been going on for years.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100012294344683\/videos\/574682266906339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook Live<\/a> recorded at the place of worship and uploaded on September 6 shows a purple-coloured tent. A tent of the same colour is visible in the first viral video and the video of Daily News Punjab.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-103378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-1024x365.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-1536x548.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631775056213-2048x730.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We reached out to Gurmeet Singh, Secretary of the Dargah Committee, and he informed us, &#8220;This video is from here, and all the boys who are seen in the video work at the dargah. I know them personally.&#8221; Alt News also found a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9WrgoWW7e88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube video<\/a> titled &#8216;Mela Baba Rodu ji mela Kaunke kalan Jagraon (Ldh)&#8217; where a person in an orange kurta is also seen in the first viral video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103388 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1052\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-1024x421.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-768x315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-1536x631.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631791348479-2048x841.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Second video<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Independent journalist Sandeep Singh visited the dargah and captured some visual clues that match the location seen in the second viral video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sandeep Singh explains how a video from Baba Rodu Shah Ji is viral as farmers&#039; protest\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/605682111?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"848\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A collage of the visual similarities has been added below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103349 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2303\" height=\"2422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01.jpg 2303w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01-768x808.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01-1461x1536.jpg 1461w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/09\/PhotoGrid_1631712141771__01-1947x2048.jpg 1947w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2303px) 100vw, 2303px\" \/>Therefore, it is clear that videos shot at Baba Rodu Shah in Ludhiana have gone viral on social media in the context of the farmers&#8217; protest. The practice of offering liquor at the place of worship is an old custom and has nothing to do with the ongoing movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two videos are being shared in connection with the ongoing farmers&#8217; protest. The first video shows some people emptying liquor bottles into a drum and the second shows people distributing liquor to a large crowd. 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