{"id":120381,"date":"2022-06-16T16:51:34","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:21:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=120381"},"modified":"2022-06-16T16:55:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T11:25:21","slug":"fake-letter-portraying-amit-shah-praising-nupur-sharma-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-letter-portraying-amit-shah-praising-nupur-sharma-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake letter portraying Amit Shah praising Nupur Sharma viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the ongoing diplomatic crisis over the alleged derogatory remarks made on live TV news by now-suspended BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, a purported letter by Home Minister Amit Shah directed to Uttarkhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, Shah has been portrayed as praising Nupur Sharma by calling her an &#8220;icon&#8221; to promote the RSS ideology and urging the CM to provide security to her and her ancestral home on an &#8220;urgent basis&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The viral letter reads, &#8220;&#8230;I admire your efforts to maintain Law &amp; Order in the state and your keen interest to provide Z security to Shri Ajay Gupta is also commendable. In current scenario, I recommend you to critically evaluate emerging threats to the family house of Smt Nupur Sharma in Dehradun and provide Z security on urgent basis. I am confident that you will manage well and efficiently execute this task. Both Shri Ajay Gupta and Smt Nupur Sharma are icons to promote Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh ideology that will ultimately lead us to accomplish Hindu Rashtra goal. I hope, you will understand the sensitive nature of this task and give your prime importance. My best wishes to you and your team.[sic]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This letter has been shared on Twitter by <a href=\"http:\/\/archive.today\/x8wPZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Abdulla Madumoole<\/a> and Congress leader Nagma Morarji, who later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nagma_morarji\/status\/1536387641863589888\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deleted<\/a> her tweet.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prime Minister suspends Nupur Sharma, Home Minister praises her as icon of Hindu Rashtra. We are definitely doomed. Not only minorities, everybody is in danger. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JA4LW80YHI\">pic.twitter.com\/JA4LW80YHI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ABDULLA MADUMOOLE \u0c85\u0cac\u0ccd\u0ca6\u0cc1\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2 \u0cae\u0cbe\u0ca6\u0cc1\u0cae\u0cc2\u0cb2\u0cc6 (@AMadumool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AMadumool\/status\/1536787019631935491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News has also received multiple requests on its mobile app as well on the WhatsApp helpline number (+91 7600011160) to verify the authenticity of this letter.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-120381 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\/fake-letter-portraying-amit-shah-praising-nupur-sharma-viral\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-whatsapp-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1388\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox.jpg 1388w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-1024x582.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_39_09-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-768x437.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" \/><\/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\/fake-letter-portraying-amit-shah-praising-nupur-sharma-viral\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-whatsapp-mozilla-firefox\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1592\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780.jpg 1592w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/2022-06-16-15_38_35-146-WhatsApp-\u2014-Mozilla-Firefox-e1655374314780-1536x768.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1592px) 100vw, 1592px\" \/><\/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\/fake-letter-portraying-amit-shah-praising-nupur-sharma-viral\/image-49\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image.png 646w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/image-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>We performed a keyword search and came across a tweet by PIB Fact Check posted in June of 2021, debunking a viral letter attributed to HM Amit Shah. This letter has eerie similarities to the now-viral letter where Shah is allegedly praising Nupur Sharma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A letter allegedly written by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is in circulation on social media.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PIBFactCheck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PIBFactCheck<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This letter is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fake?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fake<\/a>. No such letter has been written by the Union Home Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmitShah?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AmitShah<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JbbCjmlu0e\">pic.twitter.com\/JbbCjmlu0e<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PIBFactCheck\/status\/1401924044148994051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>When we compared the two letters, we noticed a few anomalies such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both letters have the same HMP number i.e., 28647021.<\/li>\n<li>Both the letters have identical shadows. Notice the marking [1] in the image below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2105\" height=\"1087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah.jpg 2105w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah-1024x529.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah-768x397.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah-1536x793.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/06\/letter-comparison-amit-shah-2048x1058.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2105px) 100vw, 2105px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are also various grammatical errors in the letter shared in 2022, which is unusual for official communications. Moreover, the previous letter, which was viral in June 2021 also turned out to be fake and was debunked by PIB, the nodal agency of the Government of India.<\/p>\n<p>A Special Task Force (STF) unit of Uttarakhand <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/dehradun\/uttarakhand-govt-not-asked-to-provide-security-cover-to-nupur-sharma\/articleshow\/92236996.cms?utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=TOIDesktop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lodged an FIR<\/a> in the matter against unidentified person(s) under multiple sections of the IPC and the IT Act.<\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, a morphed letter attributed to Home Minister Amit Shah is viral on social media claiming that he has praised now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amidst the ongoing diplomatic crisis over the alleged derogatory remarks made on live TV news by now-suspended BJP spokesperson, Nupur Sharma, a purported letter by Home Minister Amit Shah directed to Uttarkhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is viral on social media. 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