{"id":172335,"date":"2023-12-13T18:42:44","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=172335"},"modified":"2023-12-13T18:42:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:12:44","slug":"clip-of-child-crying-for-father-amid-sabarimala-rush-shared-out-of-context-with-plight-of-hindus-in-kerala-barb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/clip-of-child-crying-for-father-amid-sabarimala-rush-shared-out-of-context-with-plight-of-hindus-in-kerala-barb\/","title":{"rendered":"Clip of child crying for father amid Sabarimala rush shared out of context with ‘plight of Hindus in Kerala’ barb"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sabarimala hill shrine in Thiruvananthapuram has had a chaotic week as thousands of pilgrims<\/a> started arriving for the annual pilgrimage. On December 10, TOI reported<\/a> that pilgrims lost their patience after waiting in queues for over 18 hours and breached barricades. This resulted in an uncontrollable rush near the steps. Authorities were finally able to control the rush<\/a> on December 12, after days of intense efforts that combined a scaling up of services and limiting the inflow of pilgrims.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, a video of a child crying for his father inside a bus, repeatedly shouting ‘Appa’ (Malayali term for ‘father’), is circulating on social media with users claiming that the scene represents the ‘plight of Hindus in Kerala’, a state led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist). Vice-president & spokesperson of Iskcon Kolkata, Radharaman Das, tweeted the video and claimed that the child was ‘detained by police for practising Sanatan Dharma’. Das later deleted his tweet. Below is a screenshot.<\/p>\n

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Hindu activist and founder of Hindu Seva Kendra, Pratheesh Viswanath, shared the viral video and the tweet\u00a0 garnered over 140000 views. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Hello @pinarayivijayan<\/a> & communist govt !!!<\/p>\n

Karma has no deadline…!!#Sabarimala<\/a> #Kerala<\/a> #Hindus<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PC8Z5vKOJe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Pratheesh Viswanath (@pratheesh_Hind) December 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Right Wing influencer Rishi Bagree also tweeted the video and claimed that government authorities “cracked down” on Hindu devotees and that even children weren’t spared. Other RW influencers who tweeted the video with similar claims include @MrSinha_ and @randomsena. (Archives- 1<\/a>, 2<\/a>, 3<\/a>)<\/p>\n