{"id":155652,"date":"2023-05-14T11:03:38","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T05:33:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=155652"},"modified":"2023-05-14T11:03:38","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T05:33:38","slug":"saffron-green-dalit-flags-at-bhatkal-video-viral-with-false-communal-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/saffron-green-dalit-flags-at-bhatkal-video-viral-with-false-communal-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Saffron, Green, Dalit flags at Bhatkal: Video viral with false communal claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the victory of Congress <\/a>in the Karnataka elections, a video of an Islamic flag being waved during celebrations is viral on social media. The video is said to be shot in Bhatkal in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. Several influential persons, noticeably aligned with the Right Wing, have shared the clip indicating that the particular flag symbolized inevitable doom for the state with Congress coming to power replacing the BJP.<\/p>\n

BJP’s national information technology department head Amit Malviya tweeted the video with a cryptic caption.\u00a0 He wrote, “Bhatkal. Soon after Congress victory in Karnataka\u2026”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Bhatkal. Soon after Congress victory in Karnataka\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/JZzGWlc30V<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter Blue subscriber @erbmjha tweeted a screengrab from the viral clip and wrote, “A man has been seen waving an Islamic flag in Bhatkal, Karnataka after Congress won today”. The user further added that Bhatkal was a Muslim-dominated region and ‘convicted Indian Islamic terrorist’ Yasin Bhatkal hails from Bhatkal. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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A man has been seen waving an Islamic flag in Bhatkal, Karnataka after Congress won today.<\/p>\n

Bhatkal is a Muslim-dominated town and is sometimes called mini Dubai, and this region is dominated by Navayath (Arabian Muslims).<\/p>\n

Demographics (Census-2011)<\/p>\n

Muslim- 64.59%
\nHindu- 33.17%\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/C6u5dVJ89f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BALA (@erbmjha) May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter Blue subscriber @MrSinha_ tweeted the clip and wrote ‘This is what we lost….’ following the Bharatiya Janata Party’s defeat in the state. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Congress is yet to form a government.<\/p>\n

This is what we lost…. pic.twitter.com\/Z5JaeMgiUB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mr Sinha (@MrSinha_) May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified account ‘Woke Patroller’ tweeted the clip and remarked that ‘trends have started emerging’ even though the Congress is yet to form a government in Karnataka. (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2014 Woke Patroller (@WokePatroller) May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified account @rightwing_guy claimed that waving the flag was how ‘Congress supporters were celebrating’ the election results. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Ghazwa-e-Karnataka..??<\/p>\n

This is how Congress supporters are celebrating the Karnataka Election Result.. pic.twitter.com\/kShqYSXwNo<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Right Wing Guy (@rightwing_guy) May 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other users including Right Wing influencer Arun Pudur<\/a>, verified users @FltLtAnoopVerma<\/a>, <\/span>@chad_infi<\/span><\/a>, @Shruthi_Thumbri <\/span><\/a>and <\/span>@muktanshu<\/a> tweeted the clip with the same claim. BJP worker Rahul Jha<\/a> claimed that a saffron flag had been replaced with an Islamic flag in the viral clip.
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