{"id":125694,"date":"2022-08-17T10:02:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=125694"},"modified":"2022-08-17T10:02:40","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T04:32:40","slug":"image-of-protest-in-support-of-amirs-laal-singh-chadda-shared-with-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/image-of-protest-in-support-of-amirs-laal-singh-chadda-shared-with-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Sikh group in Jalandhar protested against the film Laal Singh Chaddha?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aamir Khan&#8217;s film Laal Singh Chaddha has been released in the midst of a wave of controversy. Outraged by an old statement made by Khan, Hindu organizations announced that they <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/local\/punjab\/amritsar\/news\/boycott-lal-singh-chadha-bollywood-actor-aamir-khan-golden-temple-visit-130170686.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">would boycott the film<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and called the actor anti-Hindu. A related hashtag campaign has also been circulating online for several days. Against this backdrop, a picture of a group of people holding a poster of the film is viral on social media. It has been claimed that the group pictured here had come to protest against the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Aaj Tak used the photo as the thumbnail of an article with the caption, &#8220;Protest against Laal Singh Chaddha in Jalandhar&#8221;. The outlet later removed the picture and replaced it with a file photo of the film. (<a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/01QGz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"885\" height=\"873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l1.jpg 885w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l1-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l1-768x758.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 885px) 100vw, 885px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP leader Arun Yadav tweeted the picture and wrote, \u201cProtest against Laal Singh Chaddha in Jalandhar, slogans of Aamir Khan Murdabad (Down with Aamir Khan) raised.\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/r6Pod\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125698\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"595\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l2.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l2-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100044679902795\/posts\/607985557367436\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sadhvi Prachi<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also made a similar claim while sharing the photo on Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Screenshot_2022-08-16-17-40-26-73_a23b203fd3aafc6dcb84e438dda678b6.jpg?resize=810%2C884&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"884\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The image and accompanying claim are also widespread on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%2C%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%A1%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A2%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%2C%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact-check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News performed a reverse image search of the viral photo, this led us to an article by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/entertainment\/bollywood\/laal-singh-chaddha-faces-protests-in-jalandhar-boycott-trend-continues-8085649\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Indian Express<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> carrying a picture which resembles the one in circulation. The accompanying caption states, \u201cSikhs protest in favour of Laal Singh Chaddha&#8221;. The article also explains that those associated with the Shiv Sena protested against the film by gathering in front of the cinema hall earlier. Following this, a group of Sikhs held a demonstration in support of the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-125700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"921\" height=\"759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l5.jpg 921w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l5-300x247.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/08\/l5-768x633.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 921px) 100vw, 921px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also found a video report by The Tribune covering the incident. As per the outlet, the Sikh Talmel Committee demonstrated outside a cinema hall in support of the film Laal Singh Chaddha and said that they would not allow any other organization to stop the screening of the film.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y8GrD9hI3z0]<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, a picture of a demonstration by members of the Sikh Talmel Committee in Jalandhar in support of the Bollywood film Laal Singh Chaddha was falsely shared by BJP leaders and social media users with a misleading claim.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aamir Khan&#8217;s film Laal Singh Chaddha has been released in the midst of a wave of controversy. Outraged by an old statement made by Khan, Hindu organizations announced that they would boycott the film, and called the actor anti-Hindu. A related hashtag campaign has also been circulating online for several days. 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