{"id":310759,"date":"2026-03-02T17:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=310759"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:14:53","slug":"no-arvind-kejriwal-did-not-say-that-virat-kohli-was-from-koli-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/no-arvind-kejriwal-did-not-say-that-virat-kohli-was-from-koli-community\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Arvind Kejriwal did not say that Virat Kohli was from Koli community"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 38-second video clip featuring Aam Aadmi Party leader and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is circulating widely on social media. In the clip, Kejriwal praises the Koli community and refers to a cricketer from the community who has performed well. Several users have claimed that he was referring to cricketer Virat Kohli, accusing the AAP leader of making an error.<\/p>\n

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha national secretary Tajinder Bagga shared the clip on February 26, attributing a quote to Kejriwal in the caption. At the time of writing, the post had garnered over 470,000 views and close to 450 reposts. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Virat Kohli belongs to the Koli Samaj, and he has brought glory to the Koli community across the world.- Kejriwal pic.twitter.com\/xGbEB2Rllw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tajinder Bagga (@TajinderBagga) February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Pro-BJP X user The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) also posted the same video on February 26 with the same caption as used by Bagga. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

It should be noted that this page has been fact-checked by Alt News several times<\/a> in the past.<\/p>\n

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Virat Kohli belongs to the Koli Samaj, and he has brought glory to the Koli community across the world.- Kejriwal<\/p>\n

pic.twitter.com\/zVUu4l8XPR<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Jaipur Dialogues (@JaipurDialogues) February 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

News outlet News24 also shared the viral clip on X on February 26, and mentioned the same “quote” as above in Hindi, attributing it to Kejriwal. The caption said, “‘Cricket player Virat Kohli, is from the Koli community’ — said AAP national coordinator Arvind Kejriwal at an event”. The page later deleted its post.<\/p>\n

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Several other users, such as @MumbaichaDon<\/a>, @pawangoel_bjp<\/a>\u00a0and journalist @SachinGuptaUP<\/a>, shared the same clip amplifying the claim that Kejriwal had said Virat Kohli was from the Koli community. Below are a few instances.<\/p>\n