{"id":202454,"date":"2024-04-15T18:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=202454"},"modified":"2024-04-15T18:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T12:37:50","slug":"karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-didnt-say-we-dont-need-hindu-votes-fake-newspaper-clip-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-didnt-say-we-dont-need-hindu-votes-fake-newspaper-clip-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake newspaper clip on Siddaramaiah&#8217;s statement on Muslim votes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A newspaper clipping is viral on social media in which a report claims that Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that he did not need the votes of Hindus and that the votes of Muslims would be sufficient for him to secure a victory in the elections. Additionally, the clipping alleges that the Congress party did not believe in Hinduism and it did not bother them if the BJP criticized them for Muslim appeasement politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Facebook handle of the BJP Belagavi rural district shared the image with the caption stating that this was appeasement politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.51-PM.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Several handles belonging to BJP supporters shared the newspaper clipping with the same claim on X.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-202454 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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width=\"1057\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM.jpeg 1057w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM-198x300.jpeg 198w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM-676x1024.jpeg 676w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM-768x1163.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-04-12-at-6.21.52-PM-1015x1536.jpeg 1015w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1057px) 100vw, 1057px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It was also posted on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZIhObx8k-Kk\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in Kannada.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/censusindia.gov.in\/nada\/index.php\/catalog\/11378\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">2011 Census data<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Hindus constituted 83% of Karnataka&#8217;s total population, while Muslims made up only 11%. Therefore, it seems highly unlikely for any party or chief minister to claim that they did not need the votes of the majority Hindu population.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We have provided a Google translation of this newspaper clipping below. The claim made in the sub-head of the report is incorrect. In March, Alt News debunked the viral claim that Siddaramaiah had stated that he wanted to be born as a Muslim in his next life. The fact check can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/siddaramaiah-did-not-say-want-to-be-reborn-as-a-muslim-clipped-video-falsely-viral\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/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\/2024\/04\/2024-04-12-21_20_40-Google-Lens-Brave-964x1024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we searched for keywords related to this issue on Google, we found no articles on such claims apparently made by the Karnataka chief minister. Since this is a sensitive issue, if Siddaramaiah had indeed made such a statement, it would have been a major issue not only in the state but also nationally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A reverse image search of the viral picture on Google led us to a report on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/firstindia.co.in\/news\/india\/karnataka-ahead-of-cabinet-meeting-cm-siddaramaiah-meets-with-senior-officials-on-roll-out-of-5-guarantees\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">First India<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> website from June 2, 2023. According to this report, before a cabinet meeting, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah met senior officials to implement five guarantees (Griha Jyoti, Anna Bhagya, Griha Lakshmi, Sakhi Shakti, and Yuva Nidhi). <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bhaskar.com\/national\/news\/karnataka-cm-siddaramaiah-calls-for-cabinet-meeting-today-131356651.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dainik Bhaskar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also published this news with the same image on June 2, 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/Screenshot-2024-04-12-175807.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We also found that Siddaramaiah had dismissed the viral news as fake, stating that BJP-JDS supporters were behind this with a view to stirring up communal tension. The Karnataka chief minister also stated that he had filed a police complaint regarding the doctored image.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The miscreants supported by the unholy alliance of BJP-JDS have fabricated a piece of disinformation mimicking a report from the Kannada newspaper.This fake news is loaded with content that stirs up communal tensions and has been widely disseminated across social media platforms.\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lHh0BpqTGC\">pic.twitter.com\/lHh0BpqTGC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/siddaramaiah\/status\/1777962405672423581?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In conclusion, it is clear that many BJP supporters shared a fake newspaper clip falsely claiming that Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah had said he did not need Hindu votes, as Muslim votes were sufficient for him to win.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A newspaper clipping is viral on social media in which a report claims that Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah stated that he did not need the votes of Hindus and that the votes of Muslims would be sufficient for him to secure a victory in the elections. 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