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In the video, Congress candidate for the Karnataka assembly election Zameer Ahmed Khan is seen addressing citizens in Urdu on his campaign trail. The video along with this message was first posted on Twitter by a user Kamal Lochan Mahanta. Mahanta according to his Twitter profile is a self-proclaimed Hindu nationalist residing in Chicago who is <em>&#8216;blessed to be followed by PM @narendramodi&#8217;<\/em>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-12193\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed-633x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"633\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed-633x1024.jpg 633w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed-696x1126.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed-260x420.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/05\/zameerahmed.jpg 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 633px) 100vw, 633px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Although Mahanta <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kamallochan1982\/status\/991653350931386370?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later deleted the video<\/a>, Alt News managed to retrieve a copy of the same, which has been posted below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zameer Ahmed Khan\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/267776756?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"400\" height=\"226\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As can be seen and heard in the video posted above from 00:51 to 1:00, Zameer Ahmed Khan is saying, <em>&#8220;\u0932\u093f\u0916\u0935\u093e \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e, \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093f\u0928\u093f\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u092c\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b 5 \u0938\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0930 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u0928\u093e\u092e\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u090a\u0902\u0917\u093e \u0917\u093f\u0928\u0940\u091c \u0930\u093f\u0915\u0949\u0930\u094d\u0921 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0906\u090f\u0917\u093e&#8221; (Get it in writing, if I am made a minister, in five years I will do such work that my name will appear in the Guinness record. (approximate translation)<\/em>. Instead, what is being claimed is that the Congress candidate is promising bloodshed of Hindus if Congress comes to power and he becomes a minister.<\/p>\n<p>This video with the accompanying false claim was shared by right-wing users on Twitter. It has also been circulated widely on Facebook. The page\u00a0<em>PMO India: Report Card<\/em> which has a massive following of over 1.5 million users too had posted this video, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PMOIndiaReportCard\/videos\/1868334296559584\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">later deleted.<\/a>\u00a0The Twitter handle of <em>PMO India: Report Card<\/em> is followed by senior office bearers and BJP members like Piyush Goyal, Maheish Girri, Sambit Patra, Radha Mohan Singh, Giriraj Singh, Amit Malviya among others.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We&#8217;re posting two videos, especially for people of Karnataka. All of you must see and must share it.<\/p>\n<p>Video 1: Zameer Ahmed promises unending bloodshed of Hindus in Karnataka if Congress is voted to power&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LQ0gBi3MDX\">https:\/\/t.co\/LQ0gBi3MDX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 PMOIndia-ReportCard (@PMOIndia_RC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia_RC\/status\/991624219875258368?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Facebook, many individual users have shared the video widely with angry messages.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Zameer Ahmed Khan Fake video\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/267759293?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"886\" height=\"506\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Social media users pointed out that the information is fake and tagged the police commissioner of Bengaluru and Bengaluru City police seeking action.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-cards=\"hidden\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I hope <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlrCityPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BlrCityPolice<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPBlr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CPBlr<\/a> has noted this down. Fake information meant to instigate communal violence. Here&#8217;s the offending tweet <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D4vpTUqmaG\">pic.twitter.com\/D4vpTUqmaG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yeh Log ! (@yehlog) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yehlog\/status\/991734220321116160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Social media is a crucial battle ground for political parties as they look to sway potential voters in their favour. The upcoming assembly election in Karnataka is perceived as a critical event, the outcome of which will set the course for the 2019 general election. The run up to this election has witnessed a whirlwind of misinformation\/disinformation over the past few months (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/paresh-mesta-death-rumour-mongering-brutality-sparks-tension-karnataka-police-issues-stern-warning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/communal-rumour-mongering-karnataka-bjp-mp-shobha-karandlaje-bjp-spokesperson-tajinder-bagga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/the-true-picture-promoted-by-union-ministers-paints-false-picture-about-crime-in-karnataka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-fake-claim-on-120-crore-cash-seized-from-bjp-worker-in-karnataka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>). Disturbingly, much of the narrative has focused on communal division. Alt News will keep tracking such misinformation on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Bangalore Congress candidate (chamarajpet) Zameer Ahmed promises unending bloodshed of Hindus if Congress is voted to power and when he becomes minister&#8217;. This provocative message accompanies a video\u00a0 that is currently circulating widely on social media. 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