{"id":168828,"date":"2023-10-23T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=168828"},"modified":"2023-10-23T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T09:33:19","slug":"save-gaza-march-in-kerala-flag-used-is-not-italian-but-of-welfare-party-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/save-gaza-march-in-kerala-flag-used-is-not-italian-but-of-welfare-party-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Save Gaza’ march in Kerala: Flag used is not Italian, but of Welfare Party of India"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of a pro-Palestine march held in Kerala is viral on social media. Users claimed that the flag carried by demonstrators was the national flag of Italy. National secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga tweeted the clip with this claim. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Hamas terrorists supporters gathered in Kerala, instead of carrying Palestine flag \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 they carried Italy Flag \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 pic.twitter.com\/jgBVI5M2Ty<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tejinder Pall Singh Bagga (@TajinderBagga) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BJP national spokesperson Anil K Antony quote-tweeted Bagga’s tweet remarking, “the growing radicalism and growth of Islamic fundamentalism is a grave concern for Kerala\u2019s law and order situation and for India\u2019s internal security”. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude01\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23. Laughs aside the growing radicalism and growth of Islamic fundamentalism is a grave concern for Kerala\u2019s law and order situation and for India\u2019s internal security – @HMOIndia<\/a> @NIA_India<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/UVmwjoqt12<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Anil K Antony (@anilkantony) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Media outlet handle @NewsNow4USA tweeted the video and wrote, “Indians march in support of Palestine, carrying Italian flags” in Arabic. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u0647\u0646\u0648\u062f \u064a\u0642\u064a\u0645\u0648\u0646 \u0645\u0633\u064a\u0631\u0629 \u062f\u0639\u0645\u064b\u0627 \u0644\u0641\u0644\u0633\u0637\u064a\u0646 \u062d\u0627\u0645\u0644\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645 \u0625\u064a\u0637\u0627\u0644\u064a\u0627. pic.twitter.com\/6nS12gmCyl<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u062d\u062f\u0627\u062b \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631\u064a\u0643\u064a\u0629\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@NewsNow4USA) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Twitter handle @Imamofpeace tweeted the same video with the viral claim and garnered over 17,000 likes and over 5,400 retweets. They later deleted the tweet. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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A mistake at a large pro-Hamas protest in Kerala, India, saw hundreds raising the Italian flag (\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9) instead of the Palestinian flag (\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8). pic.twitter.com\/g3tcs277UI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Imam of Peace (@Imamofpeace) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Verified handle FranceNews24 also tweeted the same video claiming that the demonstration had seen hundreds of Italian flags being waved. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd34 INFO – #Inde<\/a> : Une erreur lors d’une grande manifestation pro-Hamas au #Kerala<\/a>, en Inde, a vu des centaines de personnes brandir le drapeau italien (\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9) au lieu du drapeau palestinien (\ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8). \ud83e\udd14 #IsraelAttack<\/a> #GazaHospitalBombing<\/a> #SuperMarioBrosWonder<\/a> #GazaHospital<\/a>\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/KiXkEPE31n<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 FranceNews24 (@FranceNews24) October 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Several other verified Twitter handles including @capt_ivane<\/a>, @dom_lucre<\/a>, @OliLondonTV<\/a>, @ViralNewsNYC<\/a>, @Slatzism,<\/a> @Natsecjeff<\/a>, and @clashreport<\/a> tweeted the same claim. Some users gained thousands of likes and retweets.<\/p>\n