{"id":35280,"date":"2019-05-03T15:07:01","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T09:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=35280"},"modified":"2021-04-07T18:52:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T13:22:25","slug":"did-kanhaiya-kumar-say-slain-naxals-are-martyrs-no-old-clipped-video-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-kanhaiya-kumar-say-slain-naxals-are-martyrs-no-old-clipped-video-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Kanhaiya Kumar say slain Naxals are &#8216;martyrs&#8217;? Old, clipped video viral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video clip of National Executive Council member of Communist Party of India Kanhaiya Kumar&#8217;s interview with NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar was shared by BJP UP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi with the claim that Kanhaiya termed Naxalites &#8220;martyrs&#8221;. The video has been shared after 22 security personnel were killed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/chhattisgarh-bijapur-naxal-attack-crpf-security-personnel-dead-1787193-2021-04-05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Bijapur<\/a>. Tripathi also shared the video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shalabhmanitripathi\/posts\/2157418967721310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook profile<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u0916\u0942\u0928\u0940 \u091c\u0902\u0917 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0939\u0917\u093e\u0930 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0928\u091c\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u0947\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902,\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 !!<\/p>\n<p>JNU \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0932\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u092a\u0922 \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930 \u0924\u094b \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0920\u0936\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u094c\u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902,\u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u091c\u094d\u092c\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u094b \u0939\u0948 !!<\/p>\n<p>\u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0924 \u0936\u0924 \u0928\u092e\u0928 \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UQxvNpSZcK\">pic.twitter.com\/UQxvNpSZcK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shalabh Mani Tripathi (@shalabhmani) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shalabhmani\/status\/1378714718475456513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the clip, Kanhaiya can be heard saying, &#8220;The martyrdom of all martyrs should be recognised. War should be fueled against those who are making them martyrs. The ones who were termed Naxals and killed, they are also martyrs.&#8221; (\u0938\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0931 \u091c\u094b \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u00a0 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u091c\u0902\u0917 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0902 \u0915\u093f \u091c\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902.)<\/p>\n<p>Another user Dr. Kaushal K.Mishra @drkaushalk shared the clip with the same claim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0914\u0930 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u093f\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u0916\u0942\u0928\u0940 \u091c\u0902\u0917 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0939\u0917\u093e\u0930 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0928\u091c\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u0947\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902,\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 !!<\/p>\n<p>JNU \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0932\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u0947 \u0905\u0928\u092a\u0922 \u0917\u0926\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0924\u0930 \u0924\u094b \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0935\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092a\u093e\u0920\u0936\u093e\u0932\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u094c\u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902,\u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0943\u0926\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u091c\u094d\u092c\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u092a\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u094b \u0939\u0948 !!<\/p>\n<p>\u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0924 \u0936\u0924 \u0928\u092e\u0928 \ud83d\ude4f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rzEv7ieQY2\">pic.twitter.com\/rzEv7ieQY2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dr. Kaushal K.Mishra (@drkaushalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drkaushalk\/status\/1378920572910903312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is widespread on both <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=JNU%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A2%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos?q=JNU%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%90%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A2%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82&amp;filters=eyJycF9jcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lOjAiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJjcmVhdGlvbl90aW1lXCIsXCJhcmdzXCI6XCJ7XFxcInN0YXJ0X3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwic3RhcnRfbW9udGhcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxLTA0XFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX3llYXJcXFwiOlxcXCIyMDIxXFxcIixcXFwiZW5kX21vbnRoXFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0wNFxcXCIsXFxcInN0YXJ0X2RheVxcXCI6XFxcIjIwMjEtMDQtMDFcXFwiLFxcXCJlbmRfZGF5XFxcIjpcXFwiMjAyMS0wNC0zMFxcXCJ9XCJ9In0%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-89883 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/6864a840-39ad-4447-b19c-6de067cb8170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/6864a840-39ad-4447-b19c-6de067cb8170.png 500w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/6864a840-39ad-4447-b19c-6de067cb8170-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Video also shared after 2019 Naxal attack<\/h4>\n<p>The same video was circulated in the aftermath of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/many-killed-in-maoist-attack-in-maharashtras-gadchiroli\/article27000826.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Maharashtra Naxal attack<\/a> on May 1, 2019 where 15 security personnel were martyred.<\/p>\n<p>Among those who circulated the clip was BJP MLA Rameshwar Sharma (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/AfAWw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \ud83e\udd14<br \/>\n\u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092e\u093e\u0928 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/digvijaya_28?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@digvijaya_28<\/a> \u091c\u093f\u0938 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e<\/a> \u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u091a\u0941\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u092d\u094b\u092a\u093e\u0932 \u092c\u0941\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u0938\u0941\u0928\u093f\u090f \u0909\u0938 \u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0935\u093f\u091a\u093e\u0930 \u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SadhviPragya_MP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SadhviPragya_MP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jhaprabhatbjp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jhaprabhatbjp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vinay1011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vinay1011<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vijeshlunawat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@vijeshlunawat<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SuhasBhagatBJP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SuhasBhagatBJP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HinduSannyasin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HinduSannyasin<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VgpYjOuwBl\">pic.twitter.com\/VgpYjOuwBl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chowkidar Rameshwar Sharma (@rameshwar4111) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rameshwar4111\/status\/1123817661618642949?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 2, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>BJP member Surendra Poonia also tweeted the video, drawing over 22,000 views at the time (<a href=\"http:\/\/archive.is\/V9ua5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The clip that most social media users posted, carried a stamp of &#8216;Political Kida&#8217;, which is a prominent pro-BJP propaganda page that regularly shares misinformation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoliticalKida\/videos\/402152143707114\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/PoliticalKida\/videos\/402152143707114\/\"><p>Never Forget,<\/p>\n<p>For Anti-nationals like Kanhaiya Kumar, the Maoists who kill our Jawans are &#8216;Shaheed&#8217;, &#8216;Gareeb ka Beta&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PoliticalKida\/\">Political Kida<\/a> on Wednesday, 1 May 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Clipped video<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News located the video of Kanhaiya&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/khabar.ndtv.com\/video\/show\/prime-time\/jnu-row-kanhaiya-kumars-interview-by-ravish-kumar-406468\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">complete interview<\/a> with Ravish Kumar and found that the portion viral on social media was lifted from a 2016 interaction. The description of the video reads, &#8220;After his arrest on sedition charges, JNU student union president Kanhaiya Kumar was released on bail yesterday (Thursday). In an exclusive interview with NDTV, he said, &#8220;I did not organise the program held on February 9. I do not know whether anti-national slogans were raised or not because I wasn&#8217;t present at the spot&#8221;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-35282 \" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"679\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-9.png 902w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-9-300x279.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-9-768x715.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/05\/download-9-559x520.png 559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The interview was about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/specials\/in-depth\/JNU-row-What-is-the-outrage-all-about\/article14479799.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 JNU sedition row<\/a>. At about 37:16 minutes into the video, Ravish Kumar says, &#8220;\u092f\u0947 \u092c\u0939\u0941\u0924 \u0924\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0914\u0930 \u0906\u092a \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0928\u093f\u092e\u092e \u092f\u0942\u0928\u093f\u091f\u0940 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u0905\u092f\u094d\u095f\u093e\u0936\u0940 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0938\u092c \u0906\u092a \u092a\u0922\u093c\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u0916\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0906\u092a \u0910\u0938\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902? \u092f\u0947 \u091a\u0932 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948, \u0916\u0925\u0930\u0928\u093e\u0915 \u0938\u093e \u0938\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0939\u0948 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u0908 \u092c\u093e\u0930 \u0924\u094b \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u091c\u0935\u093e\u092c \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0906\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0939\u093e \u0925\u093e \u0906\u092a\u0915\u0947 \u092d\u093e\u0908 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0924 \u0939\u0908 \u0925\u0940 \u0938\u0940\u0906\u0930\u092a\u0940\u090f\u092b \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0925\u0947, \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f\u0964 \u0915\u092d\u0940 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0932\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0906\u092a \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u092e\u0924\u0930 \u0915\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>An approximate English verbatim of his question is:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is growing rhetoric that jawans are getting killed at the border and you are talking about irrelevant topics of minimum unity. You are educated folks, why are you saying such things? This has been going on and it&#8217;s a very dangerous question and sometimes, there is no answer to such questions. You had said that your brother was in the CRPF and was martyred while fighting Naxalites. Have you ever felt that you are demeaning the martyrdom of your brother?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To this, Kanhaiya replied, &#8220;\u0930\u0935\u0940\u0936 \u091c\u0940, \u0939\u092e \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0924 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u092e\u0924\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u0924\u0947\u0964 \u0939\u092e\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0924\u094b \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u0940 \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f <strong>\u0938\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0939\u093e\u0926\u0924 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \u0914\u0931 \u091c\u094b \u0907\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u00a0 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0916\u093f\u0932\u093e\u092b \u091c\u0902\u0917 \u091b\u0947\u0921\u093c\u0940 \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0964 \u092e\u0948\u0902 \u0915\u0939\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0942\u0902 \u0915\u093f \u091c\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e\u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902<\/strong>, \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u091c\u094b \u0924\u0925\u093e\u0915\u0925\u093f\u0924 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u093e \u092e\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u093e \u0917\u0930\u0940\u092c \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u091c\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u0928\u093e\u091c \u0909\u092a\u091c\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902.. \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0940 \u0927\u0930\u0924\u0940 \u0938\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0909\u0917\u0932\u0947, \u0909\u0917\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0940\u0930\u0947-\u092e\u094b\u0924\u0940&#8230; \u0935\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u094b \u092e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0914\u0930 \u091c\u094b \u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u092e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0935\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0907\u0928 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0915\u091c\u0941\u091f \u0939\u094b\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u094b \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u094b \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u091c\u093e \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f\u0964 \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0930\u0947 \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u091c\u092c \u0930\u094b\u0921\u093c \u092a\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0925, \u091c\u092f \u091c\u0935\u093e\u0928-\u091c\u092f \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928, \u092e\u091c\u0926\u0942\u0930, \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0940, \u0915\u093f\u0938\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u092c\u0947\u091f\u093e.. \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u092c \u091c\u092c \u090f\u0915 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u093e, \u0924\u092d\u0940 \u0935\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u091c\u094b \u0907\u0928\u0915\u094b \u0936\u0939\u0940\u0926 \u092c\u0928\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u090f\u0915\u094d\u0938\u092a\u094b\u091c \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u091c\u093e\u090f\u0917\u093e \u0915\u093f \u0932\u0921\u093c\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u094b\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0939\u0948&#8230; \u0932\u0921\u093c\u0935\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0915\u094c\u0928 \u0939\u0948\u0902..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This translates to:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Ravish ji, I do not want to demean anybody&#8217;s martyrdom. <strong>The martyrdom of all martyrs should be recognised. War should be fueled against those who are making them martyrs. The ones who were termed Naxals and killed, they are also martyrs, <\/strong>Adivasis. The ones who are getting killed in so-called Naxal violence, are also sons of poor men just like them. The farmers who are dying are also martyrs of this country. And the ones dying at the borders are also martyrs. All these martyrs should be recognised. Their families should be acknowledged as families of martyrs. When such martyrs &#8211; farmers, labourers, Adivasis and farmers&#8217; sons &#8211; come together on the streets, only then those who are making these people martyrs, their politics will be exposed &#8211; why violence takes place and who initiates it?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanhaiya Kumar&#039;s statement on Naxalism, Nationalism etc in interview with Ravish Kumar\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/333803832?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Kanhaiya&#8217;s statements, given to Ravish Kumar three years ago, can be interpreted as the young politician talking about the injustice meted out to poor farmers, labourers and Adivasis who are killed in violence garbed under the shroud of an onslaught against Naxalites. The part where he refers to those termed as Naxals and killed, he was talking about the people who are falsely labelled as Naxalites and killed.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the interview took place in 2016, therefore, Kanhaiya could not have been referring to either the Maharashtra Maoist attack or the one that recently occurred in Chhattisgarh&#8217;s Bijapur.<\/p>\n<h4>Similar clip viral<\/h4>\n<p>Another clip from the same interview was pushed into the fake news ecosystem on social media in 2019. Here, Kanhaiya can be heard saying, &#8220;The killing of innocent Adivasis who have been accused of being a Naxalite, I do not support this as well. People kill innocent Adivasis by terming them &#8216;Naxalites&#8217;, and the ones who are standing in support of these Adivasis are also termed Naxalites and killed.&#8221; (\u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u0947-\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u093e, \u0909\u0938\u0915\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u0938\u092e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964 \u0914\u0930 \u092f\u0947 \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u094b\u0932\u0947-\u092d\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u094b \u092d\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 , \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0906\u091c \u091c\u094b \u0932\u094b\u0917 \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0916\u095c\u0947 \u0939\u094b \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u0909\u0928\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u092c\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0964)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lakshya2019\/videos\/2305852769635790\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/Lakshya2019\/videos\/2305852769635790\/\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/developers.facebook.com\/Lakshya2019\/videos\/2305852769635790\/\">\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0932\u093e \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u093e \u0915\u094b \u2018\u0924\u0925\u093e\u0915\u0925\u093f\u0924\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0932\u093e<br \/>\n\u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u0939\u093f\u0902\u0938\u093e \u0915\u094b \u2018\u0924\u0925\u093e\u0915\u0925\u093f\u0924\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Lakshya2019\/\">India272+<\/a> on Wednesday, 1 May 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>This video was shared on Twitter as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0948\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0928\u0915\u094d\u0938\u0932\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u092d\u094b\u0932\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0932\u093e <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/naxalattack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#naxalattack<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/gadchiroli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gadchiroli<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Naxal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Naxal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ztpasDgalp\">pic.twitter.com\/ztpasDgalp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Chowkidar Ranjitsinh Chudasama (@bk_chudasama) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bk_chudasama\/status\/1123552477750661120?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the complete video, at around 10:33 minutes, Kumar says,\u00a0&#8220;\u0905\u092c \u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u092f\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0918\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0908 CRPF \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0925\u093e \u0914\u0930 \u0935\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e\u0964 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u093e 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His name was Pappu and he was killed. It is ironical that people say &#8220;you are a Naxalite&#8221; and he was killed in Naxal violence. Two separate issues are being mixed here &#8211; Naxal violence is wrong and we do not support it but <strong>the killing of an innocent man who has been accused of being a Naxalite, I do not support this as well. People kill innocent Adivasis by terming them &#8216;Naxalites&#8217;, and the ones who are standing in support of these Adivasis are also termed Naxalites and killed. <\/strong>This is a very dangerous trend for the country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kanhaiya&#039;s statement on nationalism\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/333805393?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the aforementioned portion of the interview, Kanhaiya was not calling Naxalites &#8216;innocent&#8217; but was using the term for tribals who are wrongly accused of being Maoists and killed.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, another video of Kanhaiya Kumar was lifted from an old speech, clipped and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/did-kanhaiya-kumar-say-hanuman-doosre-ki-bibi-ke-apmaan-ke-liye-lanka-jala-diye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">presented on social media<\/a> to portray that he made an anti-Hindu statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video clip of National Executive Council member of Communist Party of India Kanhaiya Kumar&#8217;s interview with NDTV journalist Ravish Kumar was shared by BJP UP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi with the claim that Kanhaiya termed Naxalites &#8220;martyrs&#8221;. 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