

{"id":165738,"date":"2023-09-08T13:44:22","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=165738"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:44:22","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T08:14:22","slug":"malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysian professional saree draper&#8217;s video viral in India with communal spin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video is viral on social media where a man is seen draping a saree on a woman.\u00a0The video has been shared with the following embedded in Marathi: &#8220;A Turaka named Rafiq started a business of tying sarees for Hindu women in Hindu weddings&#8230;how low Hindus have sunk.&#8221; It is followed by an angry emoji.<\/p>\n<p>The clip was shared on X (previously Twitter) by user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajaychauhan41\/status\/1699313285378847170?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ajaychauhan41<\/a> with the caption (originally in Hindi): &#8220;His name is Rafiq. Work- Draping saree on Hindu women in Hindu marriages and ceremonies &#8211; Hindus are inviting such people who do not differentiate between bhai and jaan.&#8221; The caption ends with the line &#8220;This is an old video but we have to keep reminding.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230907064943\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajaychauhan41\/status\/1699313285378847170?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive)<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0909\u0938\u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0930\u092b\u0940\u0915 \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u0915\u093e\u092e- \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0939\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0906\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0939 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0935\u0940\u0921\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0939\u0948 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YE1OUf7eUP\">pic.twitter.com\/YE1OUf7eUP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0939\u092e \u0932\u094b\u0917 We The People \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@ajaychauhan41) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajaychauhan41\/status\/1699313285378847170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif\">The readers should note that the user @ajaychauhan41 shares <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%40ajaychauhan41+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;sca_esv=563635297&amp;rlz=1C1UEAD_enIN1022IN1022&amp;ei=ybT6ZKmoO6WN4-EP1IiqwAI&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjpsPvIp5qBAxWlxjgGHVSECigQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=%40ajaychauhan41+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiHkBhamF5Y2hhdWhhbjQxIHNpdGU6YWx0bmV3cy5pbkjnHVCQCFjeG3ABeACQAQCYAZgBoAHqBaoBAzAuNbgBA8gBAPgBAeIDBBgBIEGIBgE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">misinformation on Twitter on a regular basis<\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>X user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssaratht\/status\/1699308014128210371?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ssaratht<\/a>, too, shared the video with a similar caption. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230907070538\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssaratht\/status\/1699308014128210371?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">His name is Rafiq. What is his business?<\/p>\n<p>He drapes Sarees on Hindu women in Hindu marriages and functions \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83e\udd26\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Hindus are inviting people who don\u2019t differentiate between Bhai and Jaan.<\/p>\n<p>They are inviting their own doom. \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an old video but we have to keep reminding. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ABDp2T4pDO\">pic.twitter.com\/ABDp2T4pDO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tathvam-asi (@ssaratht) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ssaratht\/status\/1699308014128210371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This tweet was reposted close to 1,500 times. We noted that in the &#8216;comments&#8217; section under the tweet, some questioned the &#8216;woke mindset&#8217; of the lady, some expressed communal hatred, many of them verified users. A few examples can be seen here:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-165738 gallery-columns-4 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\/malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/screenshot-2023-09-08-122331\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"961\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122331.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122331.png 961w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122331-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122331-768x187.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/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\/malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/screenshot-2023-09-08-122318\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122318.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122318.png 957w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122318-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122318-768x128.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/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\/malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/screenshot-2023-09-08-122255\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"944\" height=\"178\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122255.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122255.png 944w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122255-300x57.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122255-768x145.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 944px) 100vw, 944px\" \/><\/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\/malaysian-professional-saree-drapers-video-viral-in-india-with-communal-spin\/screenshot-2023-09-08-122325\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"975\" height=\"159\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122325.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122325.png 975w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122325-300x49.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-08-122325-768x125.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 975px) 100vw, 975px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>User &#8216;Sanatani Hindu&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HinduPolitics\/status\/1650053953013551104?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@HinduPolitics<\/a> shared the video (this one is without the embedded text) with the claim that a &#8220;boy named Rafiq has started the business of draping women sarees in their marriages.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230907083243\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/HinduPolitics\/status\/1650053953013551104?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\ud83d\udc46\u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0924\u0915 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0935\u094b \u092a\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0928\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u092c \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u092b\u0940\u0915 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u0947\u0938 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \ud83d\ude33\ud83c\udf39\ud83d\ude4f Video Get via WhatsApp group \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vwQanBiZ2U\">pic.twitter.com\/vwQanBiZ2U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sanatani Hindu \u0938\u0928\u093e\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 (@HinduPolitics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HinduPolitics\/status\/1650053953013551104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Facebook, user <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/mVmQ_LvIgz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Devyansh Kemaya<\/a> shared the video. The caption said, among other things, &#8220;&#8230; women of Hindu houses wear saris in their weddings by inviting boys like Rafiq Miyan. I want to get married to Henna Hasan Miyan. Make up has to be done by Alam Miyan. We Hindus are increasing the business of this community. We are the ones who are shameless&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100079925914754\/videos\/918426712822074\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100079925914754\/videos\/918426712822074\/\"><p>\u0905\u092d\u0940 \u0924\u0915 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0939 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u092a\u0917\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0928\u0947\u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0925\u0947 \u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u092c \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0930\u092b\u0940\u0915 \u0928\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u0947\u0938 \u0936\u0941\u0930\u0942 \u0915\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u2639\ufe0f..\u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0927\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093e\u0936 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u092c\u0938\u0947 \u091c\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0926\u093e \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0916\u094b\u091f\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0924\u094b \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u094b&#8230;<br \/>\n\u0907\u0928 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0916\u0941\u0926 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0906\u0924\u0940\u0964 \u0928\u093e \u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u092c\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092c\u0941\u091c\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u091c\u094b \u0907\u0928\u0915\u094b \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0964 \u0907\u0938\u0932\u093f\u090f \u0930\u092b\u0940\u0915 \u092e\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u0938\u093e\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0918\u0930 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0932\u093e\u090f\u0902 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092e\u0947\u0902\u0939\u0926\u0940 \u0939\u0938\u0928 \u092e\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0917\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 Make up \u0906\u0932\u092e \u092e\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0907\u0938 \u0915\u094c\u092e \u0915\u094b \u092c\u093f\u091c\u0928\u0947\u0938 \u0939\u092e \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942 \u0939\u0940 \u092c\u0922\u093c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u092c\u0947\u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e \u0939\u092e \u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 why blame the boys<\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u092a\u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 ( \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u0924\u093f\u0935\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u092c\u0928 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0940) \ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/Devyansh-Kemaya\/100079925914754\/\">Devyansh Kemaya<\/a> on Wednesday, 26 April 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With the help of digital verification tool InVid, we broke the video into multiple key-frames and ran reverse image search on some of them. This led us to a video posted on YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pTBaltAG8TY&amp;ab_channel=ViViTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ViVi TV<\/a> on July 13, 2019. The description of the video says &#8220;How to Wear a Saree Simple Steps l Simple Tips to Wear a Saree , Proper Saree Draping Video, <strong>Joseph Jerry, the Malaysian Saree man<\/strong>, drape the saree effortlessly within 3 minutes&#8221;. <em>(sic)<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pTBaltAG8TY?si=55Z0jRyoeobELSix]<\/p>\n<p>We looked for &#8216;Joseph Jerry&#8217; on Facebook and found his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profile<\/a>. The &#8216;About&#8217; section mentions that he is an &#8216;expert&#8217; on sarees and received awards in Malaysia.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-165876\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Untitled-design-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He had shared photographs of some woman on May 5, 2019, with the caption: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\/posts\/10157200377794096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Specially draped by me 19 top model .thanks to zobha kanjivaram for appointing my services.<\/a> its really not easy maan u need a lot of energy to make u look slim.&#8221; <em>(sic) <\/em>The woman seen in the viral video features in this photograph (Second from left).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-165846 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/59566332_10157200377679096_3502746585249349632_n-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"645\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/59566332_10157200377679096_3502746585249349632_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/59566332_10157200377679096_3502746585249349632_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/59566332_10157200377679096_3502746585249349632_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\/posts\/pfbid01Dzc4zCyp3u7ADKq4SQVU8U4ByPuDo6QdGrrNxndDJ5JcGZq49ZXvmgan1RAAqXnl\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\/posts\/10157200377794096\"><p>Specially draped by me 19 top model .thanks to zobha kanjivaram for appointing my services.its really not easy maan u need a lot of energy to make u look slim.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\">Joseph Jerry<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joseph.jerry.75\/posts\/10157200377794096\">Sunday, 5 May 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Taking a cue from this, we performed a keyword search and found a <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.watch\/mVrpvfWhJi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video of a fashion show<\/a> on Facebook, where we can another woman from the above photograph at the 6:05-minute mark. It is titled &#8216;Fashion Show 2019 By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zobha.com.my\/closed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zobha<\/a> @ 10th Indian Wedding fair 2019&#8242;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-165840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-07-170309-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-07-170309-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-07-170309-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-07-170309-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-07-170309.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found out photographs of the same event on the Instagram page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zob.ha\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zobha Kancheevaram Weaves<\/a> posted on May 10, 2019. The photographs are captioned: IWF 2019 \u201cA PALETTE OF PLEATS By ZOBHA\u201d with #malayasia. The photographs can be seen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxRvlRDDW-c\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxRvknFDDaK\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxRvdFnjMYh\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The location of the saree studio as mentioned in the caption of the Instagram page is &#8220;Location: 12, Jalan Tun H S Lee, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.&#8221; We also found a lifestyle article in The Star titled &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/lifestyle\/star2.com-video\/2018\/10\/31\/malaysian-sari-man-joseph-rakesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malaysian Sari Man&#8217; Joseph Rakesh&#8217;s video tips on how to wear a saree<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>We can thus confirm that the viral video is not from India, but from Malayasia. The man seen in it is not Rafiq, but Jerry Joseph, a professional saree draper based in Malayasia. The video is is not from a Hindu wedding, but a fashion show. Hence, the viral claims are false and the video is being shared with a communal spin.<em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Shreyatama Datta is an intern at Alt News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video is viral on social media where a man is seen draping a saree on a woman.\u00a0The video has been shared with the following embedded in Marathi: &#8220;A Turaka named Rafiq started a business of tying sarees for Hindu women in Hindu weddings&#8230;how low Hindus have sunk.&#8221; It is followed by an angry emoji. 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