{"id":167750,"date":"2023-10-09T17:36:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=167750"},"modified":"2023-10-09T17:47:51","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:17:51","slug":"pak-team-greeted-with-saffron-scarves-on-arrival-in-india-no-misleading-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-team-greeted-with-saffron-scarves-on-arrival-in-india-no-misleading-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak team greeted with saffron scarves on arrival in India? No, misleading claim"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A clip featuring Pakistan men&#8217;s Cricket team captain Babar Azam is viral on social media where he can be seen wearing a saffron scarf around his neck. The video is being shared with the claim that the Pakistani Cricket team was greeted upon landing in India for the ICC Men&#8217;s Cricket World Cup with these &#8216;Bhagwa Gamchhas&#8217; (Saffron Scarves).<\/p>\n<p>Several Hindutva outfits and Right Wing political parties recognize the colour <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/government\/ambassadors-of-hindutva-how-saffron-has-seeped-into-our-diplomatic-space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">saffron<\/a> as a symbol of Hindutva or the Hindu nationalist ideology.<\/p>\n<p>X (formerly Twitter) Blue user Megh Updates \ud83d\udea8\u2122 (@MeghUpdates) shared the viral clip of Babar Azam with a saffron scarf on September 28 with the following caption: &#8220;New Bharat- Video of Pakistan Cricket Team players, upon arrival in India, greeted with BHAGWA Gamchas has gone viral on SM&#8221;. The tweet has received over 3 lakh 46,000 views and has been retweeted over 800 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/cQuMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Readers must note that the user, MeghUpdates, has been found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?sca_esv=571840155&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1076IN1076&amp;q=site:altnews.in+Megh+updates&amp;spell=1&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwinksbKzOiBAxXM-jgGHeN6DTcQBSgAegQIChAB&amp;biw=1600&amp;bih=843&amp;dpr=2&amp;bshm=rimc\/1#ip=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing misinformation<\/a> frequently on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New Bharat- Video of Pakistan Cricket Team players, upon arrival in India, greeted with BHAGWA Gamchas has gone viral on SM <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0thJlSizM1\">pic.twitter.com\/0thJlSizM1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megh Updates \ud83d\udea8\u2122 (@MeghUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghUpdates\/status\/1707273101720101179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>RSS mouthpiece Panchjanya also posted the 17-second viral clip of the Pakistani Cricket captain on X with a caption in Hindi that can be translated as: &#8220;Pakistani players are being welcomed in India with saffron gamchha. The Pakistani cricket team has reached India to play the World Cup&#8221;. The tweet has received over 55,000 views and has been retweeted over 600 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/PGPGl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u0921\u093c\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u093e \u092d\u0917\u0935\u093e \u0917\u092e\u091b\u093e \u092a\u0939\u0928\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0917\u0924\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0935\u0930\u094d\u0932\u094d\u0921 \u0915\u092a \u0916\u0947\u0932\u0928\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924 \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u092a\u093e\u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u0930\u093f\u0915\u0947\u091f \u091f\u0940\u092e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0tRymdV5VM\">pic.twitter.com\/0tRymdV5VM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Panchjanya (@epanchjanya) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/epanchjanya\/status\/1707277346183782638?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 28, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users and pages such as <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/REqts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Indian_Analyzer<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/RlHo6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asliarpita<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/UaXmP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KrishanGahlot_<\/a> shared the viral clip with the above claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=pakistan%20BHAGWA%20Gamchas%20&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">X<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9B%E0%A4%BE%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-167750 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https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144223-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144223-956x1024.jpg 956w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144223-768x822.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-team-greeted-with-saffron-scarves-on-arrival-in-india-no-misleading-claim\/screenshot-2023-10-09-144158\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1189\" height=\"1271\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144113.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144113.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144113-300x287.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144113-1024x978.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-144113-768x733.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/pak-team-greeted-with-saffron-scarves-on-arrival-in-india-no-misleading-claim\/screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" height=\"1470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-1.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-1-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-1-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-115654-1-768x1034.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>First, we ran a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=pakistani+players+india+world+cup+welcome&amp;rlz=1C1CHBF_enIN1076IN1076&amp;oq=pakistani+players+india+world+cup+welcome&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIKCAYQIRgWGB0YHjIKCAcQIRgWGB0YHjIKCAgQIRgWGB0YHjIKCAkQIRgWGB0YHtIBCDg1MjhqMWo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;bshm=rimc\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">relevant keyword search<\/a> that led us to several news reports of the Pakistani Cricket team&#8217;s arrival in India for the World Cup. We came across a <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/icc-world-cup\/pakistan-cricket-team-receives-enthusiastic-welcome-in-india-as-tensions-fade-ahead-of-world-cup-warm-up\/articleshow\/104013717.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TOI report<\/a> where some players of the Pakistani Cricket team spoke about the warm welcome they had received on their landing at the Hyderabad airport.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-167761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-145538.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1306\" height=\"1424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-145538.jpg 1306w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-145538-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-145538-939x1024.jpg 939w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-145538-768x837.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1306px) 100vw, 1306px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The report carried a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheRealPCB\/status\/1707128719079580104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweet<\/a> by Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB), the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Pakistani Cricket Board. The tweet consisted of a 2.46-minute-long video showcasing the arrival of the Pakistani Men&#8217;s Cricket Team in India after seven years. We found the same <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video<\/a> on their official YouTube channel as well.<\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U-y1Llv5SmE?si=3AxinBibQvv8eOxY]<\/p>\n<p>In the video, fans can be seen present in huge numbers in the airport area chanting Pakistani skipper Babar Azam&#8217;s name and wishing for Pakistan&#8217;s victory in the World Cup. After the departure of the team from the airport, at the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.08<\/a> mark of the video, the team can be seen being welcomed at the Park Hyatt hotel, Hyderabad. At the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=79\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1.19<\/a> mark of the video, the Pakistani team can be seen walking with scarves around their necks of several colours, not just saffron\/orange. Some can be seen wearing <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blue<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=78\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">green<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=88\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">purple<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/U-y1Llv5SmE?feature=shared&amp;t=94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pink<\/a>, etc.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-167750 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\/pak-team-greeted-with-saffron-scarves-on-arrival-in-india-no-misleading-claim\/screenshot-2023-10-09-151539\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2185\" height=\"1115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539.jpg 2185w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539-1024x523.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539-768x392.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539-1536x784.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/10\/Screenshot-2023-10-09-151539-2048x1045.jpg 2048w\" 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