{"id":20589,"date":"2018-10-06T15:56:59","date_gmt":"2018-10-06T10:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=20589"},"modified":"2019-08-27T16:15:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T10:45:02","slug":"video-of-ponnani-beach-in-kerala-viral-as-ram-setu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-ponnani-beach-in-kerala-viral-as-ram-setu\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of Ponnani beach in Kerala viral as Ram Setu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;See People Standing On <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RamSethu?src=hash\"><s>#<\/s><b>RamSethu<\/b><\/a> in The Middle of Th e Sea ! Absolute engineering marvel &amp; these sickulars call it mythology, how strange!! Thanks to Dr. <a class=\"twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Swamy39\"><s>@<\/s><b>Swamy39<\/b><\/a> to move SC and declaring it as a National Heritage site! Jai Shri Ram !&#8221;<\/em> This message, posted along with a video on Twitter has been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviRanjanIn\/status\/1047337445661036544\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared<\/a> widely. The video begins with an aerial view of a spit (landform) and goes on to show hundreds of people standing on it. The claim here is that this is the Ram Setu- the iconic bridge of the epic\u00a0<em>Ramayana.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20621\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet.jpg\" alt=\"ravi-ranjan-tweet\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-178x300.jpg 178w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-768x1298.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-606x1024.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-696x1176.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-1068x1805.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ravi-ranjan-tweet-249x420.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The video has also been circulated on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/jeganath.pillai.7\/videos\/2399822560054361\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44728\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-27-at-3.58.47-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"447\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-27-at-3.58.47-PM.png 447w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-27-at-3.58.47-PM-300x217.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video with the aformentioned claim has been tweeted by<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviRanjanIn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Ravi Ranjan<\/a>, who is a consultant with Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and is followed on the social media platform by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In another tweet, Mr. Ranjan claimed that he had received this video and the message via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RaviRanjanIn\/status\/1047342279336366080?s=19\">WhatsApp<\/a>. Among those who have retweeted this video include actor and BJP MP Paresh Rawal, and movie producer\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/priyagupta999\/status\/1048052718324076544?s=19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Priya Gupta<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow &#8230;.! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nNP1pBqgMq\">https:\/\/t.co\/nNP1pBqgMq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Paresh Rawal (@SirPareshRawal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SirPareshRawal\/status\/1048036935262982145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ponnani beach, not Ram Setu<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The video is not of Ram Setu, which lies in the Palk strait between India and Sri Lanka. It is of Ponnani beach in Malappuram district of Kerala. The strip of sand jutting out into the sea where people have gathered, was formed in the aftermath of the devastating floods that ravaged the state in July 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Abhilash Visha who shot the video has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=970383249824111&amp;set=a.110720892457022&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted on his Facebook account<\/a> that the video was taken by him on September 15 at Ponnani in Kerala. He has clarified that the video is not of Ram Setu and acknowledged that this false message has been circulating in several states and several languages.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20609\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"2103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-154x300.jpg 154w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-768x1495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-526x1024.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-696x1355.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-1068x2080.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/Screenshot_20181005-231040_01-216x420.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsminute.com\/article\/newly-formed-sandbed-ponnani-beach-poses-threat-kerala-cops-caution-tourists-88422\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The News Minute<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/news\/india\/after-kerala-flood-a-sand-strip-that-splits-this-sea-into-two-halves-has-surfaced-353066.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>India Times<\/em><\/a> have reported that the geological formation emerged after the recent floods and has attracted scores of tourists to the beach which has compelled law enforcement authorities to be on alert over safety concerns.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_20591\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-20591\" style=\"width: 750px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-20591\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ponnani_nm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ponnani_nm.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ponnani_nm-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ponnani_nm-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/10\/ponnani_nm-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-20591\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: The News Minute<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Videos and photographs are repeatedly taken out of context and shared with false and\/or misleading claims on social media, at times to further an agenda. A video of a beach in Kerala was shared as that of Ram Setu, accompanied by potshots at &#8216;sickulars&#8217; for calling it mythology and given credence by a public figure like Paresh Rawal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;See People Standing On #RamSethu in The Middle of Th e Sea ! Absolute engineering marvel &amp; these sickulars call it mythology, how strange!! Thanks to Dr. @Swamy39 to move SC and declaring it as a National Heritage site! 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