{"id":26673,"date":"2019-01-28T17:52:08","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=26673"},"modified":"2019-01-28T17:52:08","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T12:22:08","slug":"no-school-children-in-kerala-did-not-boycott-vande-mataram-on-republic-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-school-children-in-kerala-did-not-boycott-vande-mataram-on-republic-day\/","title":{"rendered":"No, school children in Kerala did not boycott Vande Mataram on Republic day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of chidren holding green coloured flags in their hands started circulating on social media on Republic Day. It has been claimed that Muslim school children in Kerala boycotted Vande Mataram and hoisted Islamic flags.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0915\u0947\u0930\u0932 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u093e\u0902\u0921 ! 26 \u091c\u0928\u0935\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u0940 \u091d\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u0932\u0939\u0930\u093e\u090f , \u0907\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0938\u091c\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u0940 \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vFYgK84diB\">pic.twitter.com\/vFYgK84diB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sanjaygupta (@SanjayGupta2910) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SanjayGupta2910\/status\/1089083504871292928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The photograph has been shared widely on Twitter and Facebook. BJP Spokesperson Vaibhav Aggarwal queried Alt News regarding the veracity of the image.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AltNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AltNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/free_thinker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@free_thinker<\/a> Can You try &amp; check this and come back on truth please ?I know this is a needle in the hay stack <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2CupfuU7Uf\">pic.twitter.com\/2CupfuU7Uf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #VAIBHAVAggarwal #BJP (@thevaibhavag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thevaibhavag\/status\/1089844066479570944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Photos used with similar narrative in the past<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Interestingly, Alt News found that the same pictures had been <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?f=tweets&amp;q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9B%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D&amp;src=typd\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">circulated<\/a> in the past as well, around the time of Independence Day. The narrative was the same- Muslim school children in Kerala had hoisted Islamic flags while refusing to sing the national song.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"hi\" dir=\"ltr\">\u0915\u0947\u0930\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0938\u094d\u0915\u0942\u0932\u094b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u0935\u0902\u0926\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0924\u0930\u092e\u094d \u0915\u093e \u0935\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0927 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0924\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0935\u0938 \u092a\u0930 \u0908\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093e\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u091d\u0902\u0921\u0947 \u092b\u0939\u0930\u093e\u090f! <br \/>\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/INCKerala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@INCKerala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CMOKerala?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CMOKerala<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DlGcDnbZCp\">pic.twitter.com\/DlGcDnbZCp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u0915\u0947\u0936\u0935 \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930\u093e\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3\ud83d\udea9 (@KeshavMishra216) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KeshavMishra216\/status\/897893617108254721?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>ShankhNaad<\/em>, which has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/shankhnaad-alt-news-expose-communal-rabble-rouser-leading-peddler-fake-news\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spread misinformation<\/a> in the past, had also earlier tweeted the same, claiming the incident had occurred at a school in Kerala during independence day celebrations in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26674\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/shankhnaad_keralaflag.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/shankhnaad_keralaflag.jpg 422w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/shankhnaad_keralaflag-254x300.jpg 254w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What is the Truth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The green coloured flags seen in the photographs are the flag of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). IUML is a political party based in Kerala. Its banner is presented below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26679\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag.png 800w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-414x276.png 414w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-470x313.png 470w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-640x426.png 640w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-130x86.png 130w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/iumlflag-187x124.png 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These images that have been circulating for a few years now are neither part of any Indpendence day celebration or Republic day celebration. The images are part of IUML&#8217;s next generation rally which took place in May, 2013 in Malappuram district in Kerala and whose pictures were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IumlVoiceOfIndianMuslims\/photos\/a.438978329527059\/446215272136698\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posted<\/a> on the IUML Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_28_01_2019_009.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"751\" height=\"693\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_28_01_2019_009.jpg 751w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/Selection_28_01_2019_009-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Upon juxtaposing the images side-by-side, it can be made out that the van with the yellow coloured back and the green bus are present in both the pictures, thus establishing that both the pictures represent the same event.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-1024x451.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"451\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-1024x451.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-768x338.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-990x436.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1-1320x581.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/01\/1.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The fact that messages like these circulate on national events like Republic Day and Independence Day points to an organised campaign to malign certain sections of the society and question their patriotism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of chidren holding green coloured flags in their hands started circulating on social media on Republic Day. 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