{"id":237235,"date":"2024-08-02T12:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=237235"},"modified":"2024-08-02T13:02:55","modified_gmt":"2024-08-02T07:32:55","slug":"wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/","title":{"rendered":"Wayanad landslide: Old photos of RSS workers falsely viral as ongoing rescue ops in Kerala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At least <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kochi\/kerala-wayanad-landslides-news-live-updates-kerala-rain-rains-dead-injured-rescue-operations-rahul-gandhi-priyanka-gandhi\/liveblog\/112210097.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">316 people have been killed<\/a> in massive landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala even as relief and rescue operations continue in full swing. The toll is expected to go up with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stating that 240 people are still missing.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the ongoing rescue operations, several social media users have shared images of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh workers participating in the efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Sheetal Chopra, who describes herself as an RSS volunteer and a Modi-bhakt, tweeted four images of RSS workers purportedly in Wayanad. She remarked that Rahul Gandhi is not seen anywhere and yet RSS believes in Seva irrespective of religion, caste and ideology. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/93a6P\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Waynad Muslim population is 41% &amp; its the safest seat for Rahul Gandhi<\/p>\n<p>But when calamity hits the elected MP is not to be seen anywhere<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s RSS ( Rashtriya swayam sevak sangh ) which believes in Seva irrespective of RELIGION, CASTE and IDEOLOGY helps people \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffd <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6oYw96wC7U\">pic.twitter.com\/6oYw96wC7U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sheetal Chopra \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@SheetalPronamo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SheetalPronamo\/status\/1818507581654016482?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 31, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Journalist Ashok Shrivastav also shared the images with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/YD9KV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0935\u093e\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0921 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940, \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0921 \u0915\u0940 \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u093f\u092f\u0902\u0915\u093e \u0935\u093e\u0921\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0921 \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u092a\u0926\u093e \u092a\u0940\u0921\u093c\u093f\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u0940\u091a \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 RSS \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0915\u093e\u092e \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0921 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u093f \u091a\u0940\u0928 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u092a\u0940\u091f \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964<br \/>\n\u0935\u0939\u0940 RSS \u091c\u093f\u0938\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0921 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926 \u0906\u0924\u0902\u0915\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0938\u0902\u0917\u0920\u0928 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P8qH5mUIod\">pic.twitter.com\/P8qH5mUIod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ashok Shrivastav (@AshokShrivasta6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AshokShrivasta6\/status\/1818878447629873469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users used the same images while making the same claims. (Archives- <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/BRbqv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/IpSy1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/DWvrT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/7KtT1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-237235 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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/chrome_ob4yqbkixt\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"1069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_oB4yQbKIXT.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_oB4yQbKIXT.jpg 804w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_oB4yQbKIXT-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_oB4yQbKIXT-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_oB4yQbKIXT-768x1021.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/chrome_jjkgd2drad\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"1101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_jJKgD2DRad.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_jJKgD2DRad.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_jJKgD2DRad-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_jJKgD2DRad-745x1024.jpg 745w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_jJKgD2DRad-768x1056.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/chrome_d6tbyduemk\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"799\" height=\"1061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_d6TbyDUeMk.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_d6TbyDUeMk.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_d6TbyDUeMk-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_d6TbyDUeMk-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_d6TbyDUeMk-768x1020.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/chrome_escunhf3ob\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"807\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_EsCUnHf3OB.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_EsCUnHf3OB.jpg 807w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_EsCUnHf3OB-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_EsCUnHf3OB-764x1024.jpg 764w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_EsCUnHf3OB-768x1030.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 807px) 100vw, 807px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>The viral tweets consist of 4 different images. We discovered upon reverse image searched that all of them are old. The first and the second pictures were uploaded on the Facebook page of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RSSrgl\/posts\/pfbid0QKCoUcLuKk7EBcrfAhpJoWMNQkrXAgf9iwiirUoKJaqjj3htSpX6wEwFFH2zDBucl?locale=it_IT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RSS Rengali, Sambalpur<\/a> on August 18, 2018. According to the caption, the image showed the rescue operations carried out RSS workers after floods hit the state on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/kochi\/kerala-floods-live-updates-more-ndrf-teams-rushed-to-kerala-as-flood-situation-worsens\/liveblog\/65403405.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 16, 2018<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237330 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_XOGqLOIYDC.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_XOGqLOIYDC.jpg 748w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_XOGqLOIYDC-241x300.jpg 241w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @JyotiBatu also tweeted the second image in August 2018 stating that the picture shows RSS workers serving flood victims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">RSS workers in Kerala serving the flood victims <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3N8jRh75n2\">pic.twitter.com\/3N8jRh75n2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jyoti Batu (Modi ka Parivaar) (@JyotiBatu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JyotiBatu\/status\/1031235534335696897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The second and the fourth images can also be found on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/abvpbcas\/posts\/pfbid02oSdXZXDPDewKXRVQ3pLcukPbQAhUm4kGstBb8aG8QDJ8fYbayKyKizj7PtspLog3l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ABVP Bhaskarcharya college&#8217;s Facebook page<\/a>. In a post, they lauded the volunteers of RSS&#8217;s Seva Bharathi Kerala &amp; ABVP and appealed for donations. The post is dated August 19, 2018.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-237324 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-02T113031.128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"910\" height=\"1319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-02T113031.128.jpg 910w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-02T113031.128-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-02T113031.128-706x1024.jpg 706w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/Untitled-design-2024-08-02T113031.128-768x1113.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The third image can be traced back to the same period on VSK Tamil Nadu&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/vsktamilnadu.org\/rss\/keralafloods-2018-relief-activities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>. According to the information provided there, the image depicts Seva Bharathi, an NGO associated with the RSS, involved in relief efforts for flood-stricken victims. The website reports that 350 Seva Bharathi units and 5,000 volunteers were actively engaged in relief work across the flood-affected districts in the state.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-237235 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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/20-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/20.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/20.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/20-213x300.jpg 213w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/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\/wayanad-landslide-old-photos-of-rss-workers-falsely-viral-as-ongoing-rescue-ops-in-kerala\/chrome_qzllo0barr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2040\" height=\"1428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr.jpg 2040w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr-1024x717.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr-768x538.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/08\/chrome_QZLlo0bArr-1536x1075.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2040px) 100vw, 2040px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Thus, a compilation of four images from the RSS&#8217;s service activities during the 2018 Kerala floods are being circulated as the organization&#8217;s current rescue efforts following the landslides in Wayanad. According to the RSS-run <a href=\"https:\/\/organiser.org\/2024\/07\/31\/249564\/bharat\/kerala-rss-swayamsevaks-and-sewa-bharti-volunteers-lead-rescue-efforts-following-devastating-wayanad-landslide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Panchajanya<\/a>, however, workers of the organization have joined the rescue operations in the southern state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 316 people have been killed in massive landslides in the Wayanad district of Kerala even as relief and rescue operations continue in full swing. The toll is expected to go up with chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan stating that 240 people are still missing. 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