{"id":115322,"date":"2022-04-02T15:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T10:25:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=115322"},"modified":"2022-04-02T20:19:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T14:49:42","slug":"promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/","title":{"rendered":"Promotional photo used to falsely accuse clothing brand of promoting &#8216;love jihad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand &#8216;Karagiri&#8217;, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting &#8216;love jihad&#8217;. The photo is described on the website as, &#8220;ADITI MALIK in Ocean Blue Kanjivaram Saree&#8221; and on the right of Aditi Malik is a man who has adorned a cap. It has been assumed he is wearing an Islamic cap.<\/p>\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harshasherni\/status\/1509737062488227841\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter account of one &#8216;Harsha Patel&#8217;<\/a>, the image with an accompanying claim targeting the brand received close to 1,500 retweets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115324 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"1185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi1.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi1-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi1-485x1024.jpg 485w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The image was also shared by pro-BJP propaganda outlet <a href=\"http:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220401104539\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/KreatelyMedia\/status\/1509844210693857285\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kreately<\/a> that later took it down. It has also been shared by other users on Twitter. (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaginiSaffronic\/status\/1509754482535841796\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sheshapatangi1\/status\/1509739311922515972\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-115322 gallery-columns-2 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\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/aditi2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"1321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi2.jpg 567w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi2-129x300.jpg 129w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi2-440x1024.jpg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/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\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/aditi3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"602\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi3.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/aditi3-272x300.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>The photo shows a married Hindu couple<\/h4>\n<p>The couple in the photograph is actors Aditi and Mohit Malik. &#8216;Karagiri&#8217; is depicting a Hindu couple in the promotional picture. Aditi wore a saree from the clothing brand on her <em>godh bharai <\/em>(baby shower) which was featured on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karagiri.com\/products\/ocean-blue-kanjivaram-saree-91392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brand&#8217;s website<\/a>. Aditi had shared a video of the event, where she is wearing the saree, on her Instagram account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNZm8Jvp5r3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CNZm8Jvp5r3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Aditi Shirwaikar Malik (@additemalik)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mohit had also shared pictures of the event where he is seen wearing the cap which has been falsely assumed to be an Islamic piece of clothing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLr30X-hHlk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CLr30X-hHlk\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Mohit Malik (@mohitmalik1113)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, he is actually wearing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/search\/maharashtrian+topi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maharashtrian cap<\/a>. Several celebrities have been photographed wearing similar caps (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mid-day.com\/sports\/cricket\/article\/sachin-tendulkar-and-shah-rukh-khans-selfie-in-maharashtrian-topi-goes-viral-19572156\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestatesman.com\/exclusive-interviews\/i-have-my-mothers-heart-jackie-shroff-1502756361.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>). It is also worn during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filmibeat.com\/marathi-movies\/news\/suyash-tilak-and-aayushi-bhave-get-married-suyashi-first-wedding-pictures-out-323167.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maharashtrian weddings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-115322 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\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/sachin-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"778\" height=\"672\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/sachin.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/sachin.jpg 778w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/sachin-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/sachin-768x663.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 778px) 100vw, 778px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/jackie\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"714\" height=\"663\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/jackie.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/jackie.jpg 714w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/jackie-300x279.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 714px) 100vw, 714px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/promotional-photo-used-to-falsely-accuse-clothing-brand-of-promoting-love-jihad\/wedding\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/wedding.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/wedding.jpg 614w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/wedding-300x244.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Aditi has uploaded several pictures of herself and Mohit on Instagram, including where they are celebrating <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVajmxGMcW_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karwa Chauth<\/a><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CTpR0PUMkT4\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Ganesh Chaturthi<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-115336 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/karwa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1087\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/karwa.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/karwa-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/karwa-1024x673.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/04\/karwa-768x504.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1087px) 100vw, 1087px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An anti-Muslim claim was, therefore, shared on social media that clothing brand &#8216;Karagiri&#8217; was promoting &#8216;love jihad&#8217;. This was solely based on the false assumption that Mohit Malik wore an Islamic cap when, in fact, he adorned a Maharashtrian topi. The viral claim piggybacks on popular anti-Muslim sentiment, one that views marriages between Hindus and Muslims with an Islamophobia lens and promotes unfounded fears of conversion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot taken from the website of clothing brand &#8216;Karagiri&#8217;, which shows a couple, has been shared with a message that says the brand is promoting &#8216;love jihad&#8217;. 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