{"id":28583,"date":"2019-02-20T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=28583"},"modified":"2019-08-07T21:09:02","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T15:39:02","slug":"viral-video-false-claim-of-saudi-prince-giving-opinions-on-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/viral-video-false-claim-of-saudi-prince-giving-opinions-on-kashmir\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim that Saudi prince gave opinions on Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video doing rounds on social media is being shared as “Opinion of Saudi prince on Kashmir”.\u00a0<\/em>In the one-minute clip, a person dressed in traditional thobe can be heard saying that he believes Kashmir is “Hindu land”.\u00a0<\/em>The clip is circulated in the backdrop of the recent dilution of Article 370.<\/p>\n

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Opinion of SAUDI PRINCE on Kashmir Issue!!<\/a><\/p>\n

Opinion of SAUDI PRINCE on Kashmir Issue!!<\/p>\n

Watch How Beautifully & Convincingly the Saudi Prince expresses his Frank opinion. Lovely Slap on Pakistan’s Face by Super Saudi Prince.<\/p>\n

Thanks for Expressing the Reality in Quite Unambiguous Terms.
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Posted by NaMo Mantra – Nation FIRST<\/a> on Wednesday, 7 August 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Another widely used caption<\/a> that accompanies this video says,\u00a0“Opinion of Saudi Prince On Kashmir Issue . See How Beautifully & Convincingly , He Expresses His Frank Opinion. Lovely Slap On Pakistan’s Face By Super Saudi Prince . Thanks For Expressing The Reality In Quite An Unambiguous Terms.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“My position on the Kashmir issue is very clear. I am not a politician. I only care about history and religion. I know that Islam came to India much later than Hinduism (which) had already existed. Pakistan claimed independence way after all this happened, 70 years ago. So I don’t think Pakistani is a suitable negotiator regarding Kashmir. I don’t even think they have the right to speak. I believe its Hindu land. That’s very controversial. Many will say no, they have the right to have their opinions. My position is that Kashmir is Hindu land and I say this in front of everyone. I’m not just saying this because I am in India. This has been my opinion for five years. Even when I was an extremist this was my opinion. So nobody can say that I am being paid by Modi or anything like that,”\u00a0<\/em>is the full speech of the man.<\/p>\n

Viral since February<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n

This video was also massively shared on social media earlier in February after the Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit to India.\u00a0<\/em>From a Facebook page Proud to be India<\/a>, the video had over 1.86 lakh views.<\/p>\n

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Opinion of Saudi prince on kashmir issue, see how beautifully he expressed his opinion.\ud83d\udc4c<\/p>\n

Posted by PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN<\/a> on Monday, 18 February 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Not a Saudi prince<\/h2>\n

The man in the viral video is not a Saudi prince but Imam Tawhidi, an Iranian-born Australian Shia Muslim Imam. Tawhidi himself clarified the same on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019M NOT A SAUDI PRINCE. pic.twitter.com\/q4dVxRvECN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) February 18, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Tawhidi, who runs his Twitter account from the handle @imamofpeace<\/em>, was in India in February for the Arth Fest of art and culture in Delhi.<\/p>\n

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It was an absolute pleasure meeting the Honourable Subramanian Swamy @Swamy39<\/a> and @anuraag_saxena<\/a> tonight in Delhi. Every day is a blessed day in incredible India. pic.twitter.com\/zeG1JddEj8<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) February 7, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arth uploaded the complete video of his speech. At 54:44 minutes<\/a>, a person from the audience asked Tawhidi – “how do we protect the peaceful Muslim population from Wahabism in Kashmir”.\u00a0<\/em>Tawhidi’s reply to this question was the one-minute clip viral on social media.<\/p>\n