{"id":163133,"date":"2023-08-14T13:07:36","date_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=163133"},"modified":"2023-08-14T13:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T07:38:33","slug":"bjp-leaders-share-clipped-version-of-rahul-gandhis-speech-in-parliament-hanuman-lanka-ravan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/bjp-leaders-share-clipped-version-of-rahul-gandhis-speech-in-parliament-hanuman-lanka-ravan\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Hanuman didn&#8217;t burn down Lanka&#8217;: Rahul&#8217;s words taken out of context, clipped video shared by BJP leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rahul Gandhi delivered a speech in the Parliament on the second day of the debate on the no-confidence motion brought against the government by the Opposition. Soon after, a nine-second video was being circulated widely in which Gandhi can be heard saying, &#8220;<\/span><b>Brothers and sisters, Hanuman did not burn down Lanka.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8221; BJP leaders and supporters shared the footage alleging that Rahul had not read the Ramayana correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP leader Bipin Bihari Singh tweeted the video and questioned which version of the text Gandhi had read. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230809103208\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bipin_Bi_Singh\/status\/1689183216123695104\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0932\u0902\u0915\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0939\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u091c\u0932\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0925\u093e &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RahulGandhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RahulGandhi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0939 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0938\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u093e\u092f\u0923 \u092a\u0922\u093c \u0915\u0930 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frDPbkWKAg\">pic.twitter.com\/frDPbkWKAg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bipin Bihari Singh (@Bipin_Bi_Singh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bipin_Bi_Singh\/status\/1689183216123695104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP leader Vikram Mittal also tweeted the second clip and took a jibe at Gandhi\u2019s apparent lack of knowledge. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230809103237\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/VikramMittalBjp\/status\/1689181596610666497\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170806.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Handles like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230809101032\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrSinha_\/status\/1689177453670088704\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mr Sinha<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230809101057\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/erbmjha\/status\/1689175939232788480\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BALA<\/span><\/a>, which use Twitter to share and amplify misinformation and pro-government propaganda on a regular basis,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0also promoted the video and the accompanying claim.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-163133 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\/bjp-leaders-share-clipped-version-of-rahul-gandhis-speech-in-parliament-hanuman-lanka-ravan\/screenshot-2023-08-09-170648\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170648.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170648.jpg 1134w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170648-300x286.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170648-1024x975.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170648-768x731.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/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\/bjp-leaders-share-clipped-version-of-rahul-gandhis-speech-in-parliament-hanuman-lanka-ravan\/screenshot-2023-08-09-170714\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1140\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170714.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170714.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170714-300x269.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170714-1024x920.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/08\/Screenshot-2023-08-09-170714-768x690.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1140px) 100vw, 1140px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News listened to the full version of Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s speech in the Lok Sabha and found that the statement regarding Hanuman burning down Lanka was being circulated without any context. In reality, the Congress politician\u2019s full statement was, \u201cRavan used to listen to only two people, Meghnad and Kumbhakaran. Similarly, Narendra Modi listens to only two people, Amit Shah and Adani. <\/span><b>Hanuman did not burn down Lanka, Lanka was burnt by Ravana&#8217;s arrogance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Ram did not kill Ravana, Ravana&#8217;s arrogance killed Ravana.\u201d This portion of Gandhi&#8217;s speech can be found on Congress\u2019 official YouTube channel.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"&amp;apos;\u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u093e\u092e \u0928\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0925\u093e, \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0939\u0902\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0935\u0923 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0925\u093e&amp;apos; | Rahul Gandhi | Lok Sabha\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8GNtfl-ROc4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It appears at the 35:49 mark in the video of Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s speech on Sansad TV.<\/span><\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Rahul Gandhi&amp;apos;s Remarks | Discussion on Motion of No-Confidence | 09 August, 2023\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QKBNuJNvuCI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, several pro-BJP and Right Wing accounts shared a clipped video of a speech delivered by Rahul Gandhi in Parliament and shared it out of context, falsely claiming that he did not know about the events of the Ramayana.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rahul Gandhi delivered a speech in the Parliament on the second day of the debate on the no-confidence motion brought against the government by the Opposition. 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