{"id":117268,"date":"2022-04-29T19:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T13:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=117268"},"modified":"2022-05-04T15:37:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-04T10:07:59","slug":"old-video-from-howrah-shared-as-recent-after-loud-speaker-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-from-howrah-shared-as-recent-after-loud-speaker-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video from West Bengal falsely linked to ongoing mosque loudspeakers controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Earlier this month, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray issued a warning to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers installed in mosques by May 3 or else the party would play Hanuman Chalisa<\/em><\/a> outside mosques in blaring loudspeakers. The debate over loudspeakers has been raging across the country. Uttar Pradesh<\/a> chief minister Yogi Adityanath issued a directive ordering the removal of loudspeakers from religious places, especially mosques.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, a video of a group of people reciting Azan<\/em> (Muslim prayers) on the road is viral on social media platforms. It has been claimed that Muslims have resorted to reciting Azan<\/em> by shouting on the road as an alternative to loudspeakers being removed.<\/p>\n

Sudarshan News tweeted the video and wrote, \u201cCould this also be an alternative to the Azan<\/em> played on loudspeakers?\u201d (Archive link<\/a>). In another tweet carrying the video, the outlet wrote, \u201cIf loudspeakers are removed, is this what they will do? Does it mean they won\u2019t follow the law?\u201d (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u0905\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 ?pic.twitter.com\/vzMlYSHQ50<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sudarshan News (@SudarshanNewsTV) April 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Far-right commentator Madhu Kishwar also tweeted the clip writing, \u201cDespite loudspeakers being removed, these people have found a way to produce noise in the name of Azan<\/em>.” (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Awesome!<\/p>\n

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\nWish we Dhimmified Hindus would take lessons from them! pic.twitter.com\/BlXd0J6J3M<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Madhu Purnima Kishwar (@madhukishwar) April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sudarshan News’s Abhay Pratap Singh amplified the video while warning against the dangers of “such mentality”. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

We performed a reverse image search<\/a> using a frame from the video on Yandex, which led us to a video on \u2018One India Kannada<\/a>\u2019 YouTube channel. It was uploaded on April 8, 2020. Thus, the viral video is at least two years old and has nothing to do with the ongoing loudspeaker controversy. The description of this video reads, “With the lockdown in effect in India, all temples and mosques have been closed, because of which Muslims did not get an opportunity to offer prayers in the mosque. They then stood on the road and prayed to Allah.” (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n