{"id":124436,"date":"2022-08-03T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T12:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=124436"},"modified":"2022-08-04T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2022-08-04T11:31:11","slug":"protest-march-against-ias-district-collector-in-kerala-viral-with-false-communal-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/protest-march-against-ias-district-collector-in-kerala-viral-with-false-communal-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Protest march against IAS district collector in Kerala viral with false communal spin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of a protest march in Kerala is viral<\/a> with the claim that it is of Muslims opposing the appointment of the new “Brahmin” district collector of Alappuzha. It is also viral with the claim that the place of the protest seen in the clip is Alleppey, Kerala.<\/p>\n

The official page of the right-wing Hindu nationalist party Indu Makkal Katchi<\/a> shared this video with the caption “In Allepy Kerala ystrday (yesterday), Muslims opposing the new Brahmin IAS collector, took out a procession, MSM cunningly avoided this and highlighted ABVP in Karnataka.” (Archived link<\/a>) The tweet garnered almost 7.5k likes and 5000 retweets.<\/p>\n

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In Allepy Kerala ystrday, Muslims opposing the new Brahmin IAS collector, took out a procession,<\/p>\n

MSM cunningly avoided this and highlighted ABVP in Karnataka.<\/p>\n

Listen to the slogans. pic.twitter.com\/95HHYd2hJu<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Indu Makkal Katchi (Offl) \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@Indumakalktchi) August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

RSS mouthpiece Organiser Weekly also shared this video with the same claim and garnered almost 3000 likes. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Kerala: Muslims in large number took out a procession opposing the appointment of new IAS collector, who is a Hindu Brahmin. pic.twitter.com\/jx8L46tJX1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Organiser Weekly (@eOrganiser) August 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter user @Indian_Analyzer also tweeted the video. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Muslims are protesting on Streets in an area of Kerala because Their New Collector is a “Hindu Brahmin”.pic.twitter.com\/Mlczov57Q1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Analyzer (@Indian_Analyzer) August 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Without making any direct claims, BJP leader Kapil Mishra tweeted about this protest saying “it is a threat to national unity and integrity…” (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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What is happening in Mallapuram in Kerala is extremely serious and cannot be ignored<\/p>\n

It is a threat to national unity and integrity and<\/p>\n

We all need to respond to it conclusively<\/p>\n

\u2014 Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) August 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Facebook page ‘Yogi AdityaNath The Future PM’ of India posted an image<\/a> of the protest with the claim that they are protesting against the appointment of a Hindu IAS as Alappuzha’s collector.<\/p>\n

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Fact-Check<\/h4>\n

There were several comments<\/a> that stated that the place seen in the video is Malappuram and not Alleppey as claimed by the viral posts. The comments also noted that the protest was against the appointment<\/a> of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman as the Alappuzha district collector as he was allegedly involved in a drunk-driving accident in the past that had resulted in the death of a journalist, thus refuting claims of a communal angle.<\/p>\n

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This is fake
\n1) It is not happening in Alpy, but in Malappuram.
\n2) People are not protesting because he is Brahmin, but is accused in a drunk-driving case that caused the death of a journalist. They are shouting call back drunk\/ murder.
\nDetails,,\ud83d\udc47https:\/\/t.co\/oOod1u3SnQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Arun viswanath (@arunvis86) August 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To probe further, we looked at The Hindu<\/a> report dated June 08, 2020, which stated that Sriram Venkitaraman was arrested on charges of alcohol-impaired, reckless driving resulting in the death of journalist K. M. Basheer. He was charged under Section 279 (rash driving ) and 304 (punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) of the IPC. He was later granted bail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Taking a clue from the comments that suggested that the place seen in the video is Malappuram, Alt News geolocated the location of the protest visible in the viral clip. A screengrab from the video shows a shop with the address “Up-Hill, Malappuram.”<\/p>\n

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Signboards of “Poly Dental Clinic<\/a>” and “Sindhu Studio<\/a>” can also be seen in the video.<\/p>\n