{"id":52297,"date":"2019-12-02T20:59:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T15:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=52297"},"modified":"2019-12-02T21:23:35","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T15:53:35","slug":"old-images-shared-as-devendra-fadnavis-visiting-mazaar-after-maharashtra-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-images-shared-as-devendra-fadnavis-visiting-mazaar-after-maharashtra-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Old images shared as Devendra Fadnavis visiting mazaar after Maharashtra elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A set of images of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are being shared on social media with the claim that he visited a shrine (mazar) after resigning recently as the Chief Minister. On November 29, Facebook page MOHD Sakib &#8220;\u0907\u0930\u093e\u0958\u0940&#8221; (Iraqi) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/posts\/?q=%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%20BJP%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%96%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%22%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%9D%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B&amp;epa=SERP_TAB\">posted two photos<\/a> of Devendra Fadnavis with the text, <em>&#8220;\u092e\u0939\u093e\u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0939\u093e\u0930\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u0926 &#8220;\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 BJP \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u092b\u0921\u0923\u0935\u093f\u0936&#8221; \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u0947 \u092e\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u091a\u093e\u0926\u0930 \u091a\u095d\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u094b\ud83d\udc47 \/ \u0905\u092c \u092d\u094c\u0902\u0915\u094b \u092d\u094c\u0902 \u092d\u094c\u0902 \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u092d\u094c\u0902\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b\/ \u0905\u0930\u0947 \u092c\u093e\u092a \u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0932\u094d\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0940 \u091f\u094b\u092a\u0940 \u092d\u0940 \u092a\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0939\u0948 \u092e\u0924\u094d\u0925\u093e \u092d\u0940 \u091f\u0947\u0915\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902 \u0906\u092a \u0924\u094b \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0916\u0924\u0930\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092b\u093f\u0930 \u0906 \u0930\u0939\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0917\u094b \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u091c\u093e\u0917\u094b\ud83d\ude09\/ \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942-\u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0909\u0932\u091d\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u094b \u0924\u0941\u092e\u094d\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092f\u0947 \u0910\u0938\u0947\ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udd14 \u092c\u091c\u093e\u0924\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \/ \u091c\u093f\u0928\u0915\u094b \u0907\u0938 \u092a\u094b\u0938\u094d\u091f \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0930\u094d\u091a\u0940 \u0932\u0917\u0940 \u0939\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u092c\u0938 \u0935\u0939\u0940 \u0936\u0947\u092f\u0930 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947\ud83d\ude09 ( Former BJP Chief Minister Fadnavis reached after offering defeat in Maharashtra\/ Now bark like Rahul Gandhi\/ And after wearing a cap like Muslims, looks like Hindus are in danger, wake up bhakts \/ Bhatks you played the Hinduism and Muslim narrative; now it&#8217;s your turn to get played \/ Those who feel betrayed by these pictures share the post)&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52299 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-30-at-7.26.58-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-30-at-7.26.58-PM.png 491w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-2019-11-30-at-7.26.58-PM-205x300.png 205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since then, this post has gone viral on WhatsApp. Several people requested to fact-check this claim on Alt News WhatsApp.<\/p>\n<h2>FALSE CLAIM<\/h2>\n<p>Alt News did a reverse image search of both the images and found that they have been used in an <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/photos\/picture-gallery-others\/maharashtra-cm-fadnavis-meets-dawoodi-bohra-community-head\/\"><em>India Express<\/em> article<\/a> from January 6, 2015. According to the article, these images are from the first death anniversary (held in Mumbai) of Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, former spiritual head of the Dawoodi Bohra community.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52468 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/4193be23-288e-4b4e-8170-a96a3e70f3d9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"738\" height=\"404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/4193be23-288e-4b4e-8170-a96a3e70f3d9.png 738w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/4193be23-288e-4b4e-8170-a96a3e70f3d9-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 738px) 100vw, 738px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-52467 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719-300x141.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719-1024x481.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719-768x361.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/12\/Untitled-design-2019-12-02T204858.136-e1575300004719-990x465.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fadnavis had also tweeted on the occasion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Paid tributes to ReligiousHead of Dawoodi Bohra Community Lt Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin Saheb on HisDeathAnniversary <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ICrkRJAjod\">pic.twitter.com\/ICrkRJAjod<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dev_Fadnavis\/status\/552154590154469376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thedawoodibohras.com\/details-page.html\">The archived page on the Dawoodi Bohras&#8217; official website<\/a> confirms that Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin passed away on Jan 17, 2014. However, his death anniversary was celebrated on January 6 as per the Islamic Egyptian calendar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnaindia.com\/india\/report-dawoodi-bohras-observe-late-syedna-s-death-anniversay-2049655\">reports this article by the<em> DNA<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dawoodi Bohras are a sect of Shia Islam.<\/p>\n<p>Images of former Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis from 2015 have been shared as him visiting a Mazar after the recent Maharashtra election.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A set of images of former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis are being shared on social media with the claim that he visited a shrine (mazar) after resigning recently as the Chief Minister. 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