

{"id":206628,"date":"2024-06-12T15:09:06","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=206628"},"modified":"2024-06-12T15:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T09:39:06","slug":"sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/","title":{"rendered":"Sofia Firdous victory rally in Cuttack: Slogans in name of &#8216;Sofia Didi&#8217;, &#8216;Moquim Bhai&#8217; peddled as &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 1-minute clip went viral on social media after Congress&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/sofia-firdous-odisha-barabati-cuttack-mla-congress-first-muslim-woman-mohammed-moquim-2550723-2024-06-08\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sofia Firdous<\/a> had created history by becoming Odisha&#8217;s first female Muslim MLA. Thirty-two-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/results.eci.gov.in\/AcResultGenJune2024\/candidateswise-S1890.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sofia won the Barabati-Cuttack assembly seat<\/a> by a margin of 8001 votes.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, some children can be seen holding a banner and shouting slogans alongside other men. It is being claimed that the video shows the people in the rally raising &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217; slogans and even making children say it.<\/p>\n<p>An X user named Suryakant Dash (Modi ka Parivar) (@SuryakantDash13), who as per his bio is a BJP functionary, shared the clip on June 9 with a caption in Odia that can be translated as: &#8220;Just listen, these small children are saying: We made victorious Barabati Cuttack MLA Ms Sofia Firdous Zindabad, Pakistan Zindabad *(If we say anything, the so-called &#8216;brotherhood&#8217; of Cuttack will be in danger)* Ward No. 13 Mehndipur Kaligali #Cuttack&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/dqrIQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"or\">\u0b20\u0b3f\u0b15\u0b4d \u0b38\u0b47 \u0b36\u0b41\u0b23\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b24\u0b41,\u0b0f\u0b39\u0b3f \u0b1b\u0b4b\u0b1f \u0b2a\u0b3f\u0b32\u0b3e\u0b2e\u0b3e\u0b28\u0b47 \u0b15\u0b23 \u0b15\u0b39\u0b41\u0b1b\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b24\u0b3f \u0b06\u0b2e\u0b47 \u0b1c\u0b3f\u0b24\u0b47\u0b07 \u0b25\u0b3f\u0b2c\u0b3e \u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b1f\u0b3f \u0b15\u0b1f\u0b15 MLA \u0b36\u0b4d\u0b30\u0b40\u0b2e\u0b24\u0b40 \u0b36\u0b4b\u0b2b\u0b3f\u0b06 \u0b2b\u0b3f\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b4b\u0b37 \u0b1c\u0b3f\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b3e\u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b26 \u0b2a\u0b3e\u0b15\u0b3f\u0b38\u0b4d\u0b24\u0b3e\u0b28 \u0b1c\u0b3f\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b3e\u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b26 *( \u0b06\u0b2e\u0b47 \u0b15\u0b3f\u0b1b\u0b3f \u0b15\u0b39\u0b3f\u0b32\u0b47 \u0b15\u0b1f\u0b15 \u0b30 \u0b24\u0b25\u0b3e\u0b15\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b24 &#8221; \u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b07\u0b1a\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b3e &#8221; \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b2a\u0b26 \u0b30\u0b47 \u0b2a\u0b21\u0b3c\u0b3f\u0b2f\u0b3f\u0b2c )* \u0b71\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b21 \u0b28\u0b02 \u0b67\u0b69 \u0b2e\u0b47\u0b39\u0b47\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b3f\u0b2a\u0b42\u0b30\u0b4d \u0b15\u0b3e\u0b33\u0b3f\u0b17\u0b33\u0b3f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%9F%E0%AC%95?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0b15\u0b1f\u0b15<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OvwsTMzqKS\">pic.twitter.com\/OvwsTMzqKS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suryakant Dash ( Modi ka Parivar ) (@SuryakantDash13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuryakantDash13\/status\/1799700511471677441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>X page Kalinga Rights Forum (@KalingaForum) also posted the same video on June 9 with the caption: &#8220;Filed Complaint with @NCPCR_ @KanoongoPriyank against Organisers of @INCIndia Cuttack MLA @sofiafirdous1&#8217;s Rally in Ward no. 13 Mehendipur Kaligali, Cuttack, Odisha in which Minor Kids are radicalised &amp; Forced to raise &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217; Slogan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Filed Complaint with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCPCR_?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCPCR_<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KanoongoPriyank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KanoongoPriyank<\/a> against Organisers of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@INCIndia<\/a> Cuttack MLA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sofiafirdous1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@sofiafirdous1<\/a> &#8216;s Rally in Ward no. 13 Mehendipur Kaligali, Cuttack,Odisha in which Minor Kids are radicalised &amp; Forced to raise &#8220;Pakistan Zindabad&#8221; Slogan<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hzuBcMihFV\">pic.twitter.com\/hzuBcMihFV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kalinga Rights Forum (@KalingaForum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KalingaForum\/status\/1799756948201767312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KalingaForum\/status\/1800122523948114394\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commenting under the original tweet<\/a>, the page further mentioned that the &#8220;Hindus of Cuttack&#8221; had filed an FIR against the alleged act.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Update?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Update<\/a><br \/>\nHindus of Cuttack, Odisha have risen up &amp; had filed FIR against this activity <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CtN1bJAo8r\">pic.twitter.com\/CtN1bJAo8r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kalinga Rights Forum (@KalingaForum) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KalingaForum\/status\/1800122523948114394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users also shared the same video on X claiming that &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217; slogans were raised at the rally.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-206628 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 href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-175617\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1077\" height=\"1246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175617.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175617.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175617-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175617-885x1024.jpg 885w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175617-768x889.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1077px) 100vw, 1077px\" \/><\/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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-175604\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1085\" height=\"1235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175604.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175604.jpg 1085w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175604-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175604-900x1024.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175604-768x874.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1085px) 100vw, 1085px\" \/><\/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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-175549\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1071\" height=\"1120\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175549.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175549.jpg 1071w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175549-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175549-979x1024.jpg 979w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175549-768x803.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1071px) 100vw, 1071px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-175440\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1073\" height=\"1048\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175440.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175440-300x293.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175440-1024x1000.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175440-768x750.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1073px) 100vw, 1073px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Alt News also received requests on WhatsApp tipline to verify the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-206628 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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-175942\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1853\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942.jpg 1853w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942-300x145.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942-1024x494.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942-768x371.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-175942-1536x741.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1853px) 100vw, 1853px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-114324\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1443\" height=\"1287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-114324.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-114324.jpg 1443w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-114324-300x268.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-114324-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-114324-768x685.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1443px) 100vw, 1443px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>We noticed that several users had commented under <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KalingaForum\/status\/1799756948201767312\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@KalingaForum&#8217;s tweet<\/a> saying that no &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad&#8217; slogans were raised at the rally. Instead, the slogans raised were \u2014 &#8216;Moquim Bhai Zindabad&#8217; and &#8216;Sofia Didi Zindabad&#8217;.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-206628 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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-180358\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1091\" height=\"285\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180358.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180358.png 1091w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180358-300x78.png 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180353.png 1072w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180353-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180353-1024x268.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/06\/Screenshot-2024-06-11-180353-768x201.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1072px) 100vw, 1072px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><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\/sofia-firdous-victory-rally-in-cuttack-slogans-in-name-of-sofia-didi-moquim-bhai-peddled-as-pakistan-zindabad\/screenshot-2024-06-11-180344\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1079\" height=\"244\" 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In the slowed-down version, one can clearly hear the chants of &#8216;Sofia Didi Zindabad.&#8217; The second chant is not entirely clear, but &#8216;-quim Bhai Zindabad&#8217; can be heard which suggests that the crowd was chanting &#8216;Moquim Bhai Zindabad&#8217;. In the video, one can also see the banner carried by the children having images of Sofia Firdous and her father, Mohammed Moquim.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo https:\/\/vimeo.com\/956503502]<\/p>\n<p>We also reached out to Sofia Firdous who rubbished the claims and said, &#8220;This is a Hindu-dominated area, with 90% of the population being Hindu. My father&#8217;s name is Moquim, and they have misinterpreted &#8216;Moquim bhai&#8217; to sound like &#8216;Pakistan&#8217;. There are a few more videos that have been edited to deliberately add the phrase &#8216;Pakistan Zindabad'&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress MLA also posted a video on her official X page addressing the claims and she mentioned in the caption: &#8220;On June 6th, during the victory celebration rally in Cuttack, a large number of people from various neighbourhoods joined it voluntarily and blessed me.<\/p>\n<p>From Ward No. 13, too, a rally was organized by the public. Unfortunately, the original video of this rally, where slogans like &#8220;Moquim Bhai Zindabad, Sofia Didi Zindabad&#8221; were chanted, has been misrepresented and edited by some antisocial elements to create a controversy. This edited video has been made viral to defame me and the city of Cuttack.<\/p>\n<p>Cuttack is a city of brotherhood and we will never tolerate any malicious attempt to destroy this harmony. I strongly condemn this act and urge the administration to investigate the matter immediately and bring the culprits to justice with stringent action against them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"or\">\u0b17\u0b24 \u0b1c\u0b41\u0b28 \u0b2e\u0b3e\u0b38 \u0b6c \u0b24\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b3f\u0b16\u0b30\u0b47 \u0b15\u0b1f\u0b15\u0b30\u0b47 \u0b39\u0b4b\u0b07\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b2c\u0b3e \u0b2c\u0b3f\u0b1c\u0b5f \u0b09\u0b24\u0b4d\u0b38\u0b2c \u0b36\u0b4b\u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b2f\u0b3e\u0b24\u0b4d\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b47 \u0b38\u0b39\u0b30\u0b30 \u0b17\u0b33\u0b3f\u0b15\u0b28\u0b4d\u0b26\u0b3f\u0b30\u0b41 \u0b2c\u0b39\u0b41\u0b24\u0b4d \u0b38\u0b02\u0b16\u0b4d\u0b5f\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b47 \u0b1c\u0b28\u0b38\u0b3e\u0b27\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b23 \u0b38\u0b4d\u0b35\u0b47\u0b1a\u0b4d\u0b1b\u0b3e\u0b15\u0b43\u0b24 \u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b2c\u0b30\u0b47 \u0b2f\u0b4b\u0b17\u0b26\u0b47\u0b07 \u0b2e\u0b24\u0b47 \u0b06\u0b36\u0b40\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b26 \u0b15\u0b30\u0b3f\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b32\u0b47 \u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0b67\u0b69 \u0b28\u0b2e\u0b4d\u0b2c\u0b30 \u0b71\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b21\u0b30\u0b41 \u0b2e\u0b27\u0b4d\u0b5f \u0b0f\u0b15 \u0b36\u0b4b\u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b2f\u0b3e\u0b24\u0b4d\u0b30\u0b3e \u0b1c\u0b28\u0b38\u0b3e\u0b27\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b23\u0b19\u0b4d\u0b15 \u0b26\u0b4d\u0b35\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b3e \u0b2c\u0b3e\u0b39\u0b3e\u0b30\u0b3f\u0b25\u0b3f\u0b32\u0b3e \u0964<br \/>\n\u0b26\u0b41\u0b30\u0b4d\u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b17\u0b4d\u0b5f\u0b2c\u0b36\u0b24\u0b03 \u0b09\u0b15\u0b4d\u0b24 \u0b36\u0b4b\u0b2d\u0b3e\u0b2f\u0b3e\u0b24\u0b4d\u0b30\u0b3e\u0b30 \u0b2e\u0b42\u0b33 \u0b2d\u0b3f\u0b21\u0b3f\u0b13\u0b30 \u0b38\u0b4d\u0b32\u0b4b\u0b17\u0b3e\u0b28\u0b15\u0b41 (\u0b2e\u0b41\u0b15\u0b4d\u0b15\u0b3f\u0b2e\u0b4d\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Y70vUMAyXb\">pic.twitter.com\/Y70vUMAyXb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sofia Firdous (@sofiafirdous1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sofiafirdous1\/status\/1800480334779490756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sofia also shared with us a video statement from the organisers of the rally who, too, clarified that &#8216;Moquim Bhai Zindabad&#8217; and &#8216;Sofia Didi Zindabad&#8217; slogans were raised.<\/p>\n<p>[vimeo https:\/\/vimeo.com\/956513027]<\/p>\n<p>[Translation: &#8220;I am a resident of Ward No. 13. My name is B David. Now a video is going viral which has hurt us a lot. We organised the programme to celebrate Sofia&#8217;s win, there were children giving slogans Moqim Bhai Zindabad, Sofia didi Zindabad and Congress Zindabad. Some hateful people in society are giving it in a false angle. There is no truth in them. Do not believe in it. Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>My name is Ramzan Ali. On the 4th we celebrated with a victory show. Some of our friends gathered with drums for the programme. Children joined us on hearing the drums. They gave the slogans of Moqim Bhai Zindabad and Sofia didi Zindabad. Some intolerant people are taking it in the wrong direction. No such thing has happened. Hindus, Muslims and all people of Cuttack city came together. No such slogans were raised which would hurt the sentiments of the people of Cuttack. If you listen carefully to the video, step by step 1,2,3, you will hear little Moqim Bhai Zindabad, Sofia didi Zindabad, haat chinha (the hand symbol) Zindabad. No other slogan has been raised that would hurt Cuttack residents. Some people are taking it in the wrong direction. It&#8217;s hateful politics. We strongly condemn this.<\/p>\n<p>Namaskar. I am Sanjib Das from the Ward (illegible). We were celebrating Sofia Firdous&#8217; win. Some videos have been viral about this. But no such incident has happened.<\/p>\n<p>I am Sheela Saha. I was present there. Children joined the celebration. Their slogans were Moqim Bhai Zindabad Sofia didi Zindabad and the Haat Chinha (the hand symbol) Zindabad. No other slogans were raised. Some antisocial elements are spreading the wrong message. We strongly condemn it.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Alt News reached out to Cuttack deputy commissioner Prakash Raj, who told us that the police were checking the authenticity of the video and it had been sent to a forensic lab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 1-minute clip went viral on social media after Congress&#8217;s Sofia Firdous had created history by becoming Odisha&#8217;s first female Muslim MLA. Thirty-two-year-old Sofia won the Barabati-Cuttack assembly seat by a margin of 8001 votes. In the video, some children can be seen holding a banner and shouting slogans alongside other men. 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