{"id":294752,"date":"2025-02-04T20:20:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=294752"},"modified":"2025-02-04T20:20:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T14:50:04","slug":"5-years-old-pamphlets-calling-kejriwal-muslim-messiah-is-viral-ahead-of-delhi-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/5-years-old-pamphlets-calling-kejriwal-muslim-messiah-is-viral-ahead-of-delhi-election\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi polls: Viral pamphlet calling Arvind Kejriwal messiah of Muslims at least 5-year old"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Polling for the 70 seats of the Delhi assembly elections is set to be held on February 5, with results slated for February 8. Against this backdrop, a pamphlet with a picture of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is doing the rounds on social media. It states that Muslims from New Delhi should vote for Kejriwal for the betterment of the community, and that he is the messiah of the community.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP and Narendra Modi supporter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jpsin1\/status\/1883068806505071063?t=KxloMWPvOFYjglL_zy15TA&amp;s=19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jitendra Pratap Singh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9+Or+jitendra+Pratap+Singh+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;oq=%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA+%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9+Or+jitendra+Pratap+Singh+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOdIBCTUxMDFqMGoxNagCCLACAQ&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">often spreads<\/a> false information, shared an image of the pamphlet on his X handle and wrote, &#8220;On one hand Kejriwal is becoming a Hinduist, on the other hand his party is distributing such pamphlets in Muslim areas. The Hindus of Delhi should read this.&#8221; (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/hKX4J\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u090f\u0915 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942\u0935\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092c\u0928 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0926\u0942\u0938\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u0930\u092b \u092e\u0941\u0938\u094d\u0932\u093f\u092e \u090f\u0930\u093f\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0940 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u094d\u091a\u0947 \u092c\u091f\u0935\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948<\/p>\n<p>\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0941\u0913\u0902 \u092f\u0939 \u092a\u0922\u093c \u0932\u094b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vr29hR7wFJ\">pic.twitter.com\/vr29hR7wFJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3Jitendra pratap singh\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 (@jpsin1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jpsin1\/status\/1883068806505071063?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP-supporter and verified X user <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KreatelyMedia?t=pXD21Fx_TEysmyvi792_HQ&amp;s=09\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@kreatelyMedia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> has often been found posting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%40Kreatelymedia+and+kreately.in+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;sca_esv=9cf692461ce39f51&amp;sxsrf=AHTn8zq-fG0C5SrXr4ATwZyyRfBCblSPqQ%3A1738198293329&amp;ei=Fc2aZ_rkE4CF2roPqNuuyAw&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi6w8qenZyLAxWAglYBHaitC8kQ4dUDCBA&amp;oq=%40Kreatelymedia+and+kreately.in+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiLkBLcmVhdGVseW1lZGlhIGFuZCBrcmVhdGVseS5pbiBzaXRlOmFsdG5ld3MuaW5IqTJQrCZYrCZwB3gAkAEAmAGNA6ABjQOqAQMzLTG4AQzIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgCgAgCYAwCIBgGSBwCgBy0&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">misleading and communal,<\/a> hate-filled posts. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KreatelyMedia\/status\/1883025721859449137?t=QkpEYFiEqIF_cPzkA44TDQ&amp;s=19\">@kreatelyMedia<\/a>, too, made the same claim by tweeting the image. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/4X4k9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0916 \u0932\u094b \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0942<\/p>\n<p>\u092b\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u0924 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u093e \u0939\u092e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \ud83e\udee5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nTqhYmHclX\">pic.twitter.com\/nTqhYmHclX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kreately.in (@KreatelyMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KreatelyMedia\/status\/1883025721859449137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ChandanSharmaG\/status\/1883059200672321755?t=anUfOIif7pKNL97zXi90eQ&amp;s=19\">Chandan Sharma<\/a>, another X user who has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE+or+%40ChandanSharmaG+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;sca_esv=9cf692461ce39f51&amp;sxsrf=AHTn8zqFFHzz7iOIDlJBs3q1s8w-nfmQhQ%3A1738198354801&amp;ei=Us2aZ83JMKrg2roP5tzDgQc&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjNuvK7nZyLAxUqsFYBHWbuMHAQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%A8+%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE+or+%40ChandanSharmaG+site%3Aaltnews.in&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiP-CkmuCkguCkpuCkqCDgpLbgpLDgpY3gpK7gpL4gb3IgQENoYW5kYW5TaGFybWFHIHNpdGU6YWx0bmV3cy5pbkiQEVAAWABwAHgAkAEAmAGqA6ABqgOqAQM0LTG4AQPIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgCgAgCYAwCSBwCgBzM&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\">found spreading<\/a> misinformation in the past, shared the image and made an appeal to residents of New Delhi to vote for BJP for the sake of their children\u2019s future. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/vr21n\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902<br \/>\n\u092f\u0939 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f\u0930 \u0926\u093f\u0916 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948?<\/p>\n<p>\u092f\u0926\u093f \u0905\u092c \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u091d \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0906\u090f\u0902 \u0924\u094b \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0915\u093e \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u0938\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0905\u0930\u0935\u093f\u0902\u0926 \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0935\u094b\u091f \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<p>\u0905\u092c \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0939\u0948<br \/>\n\u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092d\u0935\u093f\u0937\u094d\u092f \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f BJP \u0915\u094b \u0935\u094b\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hXtZC4gWrN\">pic.twitter.com\/hXtZC4gWrN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chandan Sharma (@ChandanSharmaG) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChandanSharmaG\/status\/1883059200672321755?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News also received several requests to verify the image on the WhatsApp helpline (7600011160).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Screenshot-2025-01-30T061217.787.png\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><b>Fact Check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We performed a reverse image search of the viral image of the pamphlet, which led us to a report by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/elections\/delhi-assembly-elections\/story\/delhi-elections-2020-pamphlet-viral-picture-cm-kejriwal-muslim-cap-appeal-vote-for-aap-1022736-2020-02-06\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Aaj Tak<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, published on February 6, 2020. According to the report, the same pamphlet had also gone viral during the 2020 elections. However, the report does not mention which party or individual was responsible for publishing it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/post-2-797x1024.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We noticed that the image in the Aaj Tak report shows a newspaper placed below the pamphlet with the date Thursday, February 6, 2020 written on it, indicating that the image of the viral pamphlet is not recent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/20250130_061738-1024x682.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X handle <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/vimal_thinks\/status\/1225264569724985346?t=Mc4xgOZrKxv7qgbRy9lIbA&amp;s=19\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@vimal_thinks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> also shared a picture of this pamphlet on February 6, 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum up, a five-year-old picture of a pamphlet that calls Arvind Kejriwal the messiah of Muslims is falsely being shared in connection with the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polling for the 70 seats of the Delhi assembly elections is set to be held on February 5, with results slated for February 8. Against this backdrop, a pamphlet with a picture of former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is doing the rounds on social media. 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