{"id":50773,"date":"2019-11-12T19:19:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T13:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=50773"},"modified":"2019-11-12T20:54:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T15:24:48","slug":"satirical-piece-on-ranu-mondal-calling-for-church-land-in-ayodhya-shared-as-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/satirical-piece-on-ranu-mondal-calling-for-church-land-in-ayodhya-shared-as-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Satirical piece on Ranu Mondal calling for church land in Ayodhya shared as real"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0942 \u092e\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0940..<\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">\u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u0940\u0916 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0925\u0940..?? \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0920 \u0917\u0908..! (Ranu Mondal calls for land for church in Ayodhya..Don&#8217;t you think she was better off begging at the station? She now sits on our head!- translation).\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This message has been shared extensively on social media. Ranu Mondal, who shot to fame after a video of her singing at a railway station went viral, has supposedly demanded land for a church in Ayodhya, if Facebook and Twitter users are to be believed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0942 \u092e\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0940..\ud83d\ude44<br \/>\n\u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u0940\u0916 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0925\u0940..?? \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0920 \u0917\u0908&#8230;.!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANUJ BAJPAI (@Real_Anuj) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Real_Anuj\/status\/1194090816026873858?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The above tweet by a user Anuj Bajpai has been retweeted over 1400 times. The message with the same text has gone <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top\/?q=%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9A&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">viral on Facebook<\/a> with several users posting it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50777\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu1.png 445w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu1-252x300.png 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim was also quote-tweeted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madhukishwar\/status\/1194266138059759616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Madhu Kishwar<\/a> who asked,\u00a0<em>&#8220;How come missionaries did not discover her while she was living on railway platform?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-50802 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/39bb7ac8-805e-4abf-8b63-826416029c62.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"586\" height=\"756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/39bb7ac8-805e-4abf-8b63-826416029c62.png 586w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/39bb7ac8-805e-4abf-8b63-826416029c62-233x300.png 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>FACT-CHECK<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Alt News could not find a single news report which stated that the singer has publicly made a statement calling for a church to come up in Ayodhya. What it found instead was a write-up on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefauxy.com\/ranu-mandal-demands-land-for-church-too-in-the-disputed-ayodhya-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The<\/em> <em>Fauxy<\/em><\/a>, that too posted along with a tweet with the identical text.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">Breaking News..\ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<br \/>\n\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0942 \u092e\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0928\u0947 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e<\/a> \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0940..\ud83d\ude44 \u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0939\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0925\u0940..?? \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0920 \u0917\u0908&#8230;.!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k5m9mIrMoC\">https:\/\/t.co\/k5m9mIrMoC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0921\u093e.\u0938\u0940\u092e\u093e (@seematri6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seematri6\/status\/1193863024567672832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Fauxy<\/em> deals with satire. The <a href=\"https:\/\/thefauxy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">About Us<\/a> section of the website states, <em>&#8220;The Fauxy is a media company that connects with young, intelligent and diverse audiences that are shaping our future. Through fearless journalism (LOL), thought-provoking comedy, and high-impact storytelling we aim to start a conversation around subjects that are usually viewed as a taboo for today\u2019s youth.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The write-up on Ranu Mondal on <a href=\"https:\/\/thefauxy.com\/ranu-mandal-demands-land-for-church-too-in-the-disputed-ayodhya-land\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Fauxy<\/em><\/a>\u00a0states, <em>&#8220;Supreme Court of India gave a historic judgement on Ayodhya dispute. Of both the parties \u2013 Hindus and Muslims \u2013 some welcomed the verdict and some are not satisfied. While all this, another major community of India i.e. Christians, felt left out.\u00a0Therefore, some Christian organisations came together and requested the new prominent figure among Christians, Ranu Mondal, to speak on their behalf. Ranu Mondal decided to file a claim demanding some land in Ayodhya to be dedicated for Christians as well so that they can build a grand Church. She said that this will be a display of true secularism of India if Supreme Court allots some land to Christians.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50782\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu2.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu2-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/ranu2-74x55.jpg 74w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/>A satirical piece on singer Ranu Mondal wherein she calls for a church to be built in Ayodhya has been shared by several social media users as real.<\/p>\n<p><em>[Update: Madhu Kishwar&#8217;s tweet about the singer has been added to this report.]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0942 \u092e\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092f\u094b\u0927\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092e\u0947 \u091a\u0930\u094d\u091a \u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u091c\u0917\u0939 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0940..\u0906\u092a\u0915\u094b \u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902 \u0932\u0917\u0924\u093e \u092f\u0947 \u0938\u094d\u091f\u0947\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u092d\u0940\u0916 \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0917\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0940 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u0925\u0940..?? \u092f\u0947 \u0924\u094b \u0938\u093f\u0930 \u092a\u0930 \u092c\u0948\u0920 \u0917\u0908..! (Ranu Mondal calls for land for church in Ayodhya..Don&#8217;t you think she was better off begging at the station? She now sits on our head!- translation).\u00a0 This message has [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":50787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[132],"class_list":["post-50773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-social-media-claims","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/FI_RANU.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50773"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50804,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773\/revisions\/50804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50773"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=50773"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=50773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}