

{"id":66464,"date":"2020-05-12T20:17:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:47:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=66464"},"modified":"2020-05-12T20:17:28","modified_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:47:28","slug":"suresh-chavhanke-shares-at-least-5-year-old-image-as-telangana-govts-free-gift-during-ramzan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/suresh-chavhanke-shares-at-least-5-year-old-image-as-telangana-govts-free-gift-during-ramzan\/","title":{"rendered":"Suresh Chavhanke shares at least 5-year-old image as Telangana govt&#8217;s free gift during Ramzan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On May 11, editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News Suresh Chavhanke <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SureshChavhanke\/status\/1259891769367396353\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweeted<\/a> a photo of a pink-coloured sack that has &#8216;Eid Mubarak Ramzan Gift Government of Telangana&#8217; imprinted on it. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SureshChavhanke\/status\/1259891769367396353?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">tweet<\/a>, Chavhanke wrote in Hindi, &#8220;<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">The Telangana government is offering free, special kits to Muslims for Ramzan On Hindu festivals Ramnavami, Hanuman Jayanti, Ugadi, it was forbidden to even step out of homes.&#8221; <\/span><span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-1qd0xha r-ad9z0x r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">This tweet has been retweeted over 8000 times. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/r2Rw6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archive link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(Translated from: \u0924\u0947\u0932\u0902\u0917\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u092e\u0941\u0938\u0932\u092e\u093e\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0930\u092e\u091c\u093c\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093f \u0938\u094d\u092a\u0947\u0936\u0932 \u0915\u093f\u091f \u092b\u094d\u0930\u093f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947 \u0930\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0915\u0947 \u0924\u094d\u092f\u094c\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0930\u093e\u092e\u0928\u0935\u092e\u0940,\u0939\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u091c\u092f\u0902\u0924\u0940,\u0909\u0917\u093e\u0926\u093f \u092a\u0930 \u0918\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u092d\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0939\u0930 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u0932\u0928\u093e \u092e\u0928\u093e \u0925\u093e.)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66466 aligncenter\" 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href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9F%20%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A5%A4%20%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%2C%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%2C%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%BE.&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> users have also posted the viral image.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66467 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.22.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.22.41-PM.png 516w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.22.41-PM-210x300.png 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Old photograph<\/h4>\n<p>Alt News performed a keyword search on Google and found that there are no reports which state that the Telangana government offered Ramzan gifts in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>On May 12, an official from the Telangana government told <a href=\"https:\/\/newsmeter.in\/fact-check-is-telangana-govt-offering-free-ramzan-kits-amid-lockdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">News Meter<\/a>, \u201cThis year Telangana government is not giving Ramzan gift due to Corona situation. This tweet is mischievous because it implies that the state government gives such festival gifts only to Muslims.\u201d The fact-check report by News Meter also includes a government notice which confirms the official&#8217;s statement.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66502 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-7.23.55-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"409\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-7.23.55-PM.png 409w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-7.23.55-PM-238x300.png 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 409px) 100vw, 409px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next, we performed a reverse image search and found that the image shared by Chavhanke dates back to at least 2015. It was posted on a <a href=\"https:\/\/suvanappiriyan.blogspot.com\/2015\/07\/blog-post_45.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tamil blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66469 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.34.27-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"747\" height=\"703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.34.27-PM.png 747w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-4.34.27-PM-300x282.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The viral image was also tweeted by BJP-member Raja Singh in 2015. &#8220;I am waiting for Telangana Govt to distributing gift pack for Hindu Festivals also WILL HE?&#8221; he questioned (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/D4q8V\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">archived tweet<\/a>).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I am waiting for Telangana Govt to distributing gift pack for Hindu Festivals also<\/p>\n<p>WILL HE ? <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/kH9BziVHiX\">pic.twitter.com\/kH9BziVHiX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Raja Singh (@TigerRajaSingh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerRajaSingh\/status\/619174814322855937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Just like Chavhanke, Singh had also suggested that Hindu festivals are overlooked by Telangana government. Readers should note that in the past the state government has not only offered gifts during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=telangana+govt+ramzan+gifts&amp;client=firefox-b-d&amp;tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:1\/1\/2010,cd_max:1\/1\/2020&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03FkhbS58EpLzeR9C0D4z4FZzgu-w:1589284040144&amp;ei=yIy6XrCLCKTaz7sPjMWxgAE&amp;start=0&amp;sa=N&amp;ved=2ahUKEwiwj6O1oK7pAhUk7XMBHYxiDBA4ChDy0wN6BAgLEC0&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=798\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramzan<\/a> but also on <span class=\"st\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk01GKjOTkCa5xgMlsJoxJvWC6oZDFw%3A1589283904271&amp;ei=QIy6XtqREMPB3LUPuLykwAg&amp;q=%22bathukamma%22+%22gifts%22+%22telangana%22&amp;oq=%22bathukamma%22+%22gifts%22+%22telangana%22&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoHCCMQrgIQJ1C6OViXaGCsfGgAcAB4AIABtAOIAbwMkgEJMC40LjIuMC4xmAEAoAEBqgEHZ3dzLXdpeg&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjasb70n67pAhXDILcAHTgeCYgQ4dUDCAs&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bathukamma<\/a>, which is a Hindu festival, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?client=firefox-b-d&amp;biw=1440&amp;bih=798&amp;tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A1%2F1%2F2010%2Ccd_max%3A1%2F1%2F2020&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03-iaC1SgNXs4BZ6G8dm1lC009SpQ%3A1589284044976&amp;ei=zIy6XquFO9K0mgeOiK-QDw&amp;q=telangana+govt+christmas+gifts&amp;oq=telangana+govt+christmas+gifts&amp;gs_lcp=CgZwc3ktYWIQAzoECCMQJ1Cy6QFYs4YCYOaJAmgAcAB4AIAB2gKIAbcZkgEIMC4xMC41LjGYAQCgAQGqAQdnd3Mtd2l6&amp;sclient=psy-ab&amp;ved=0ahUKEwirm8q3oK7pAhVSmuYKHQ7EC_IQ4dUDCAs&amp;uact=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas<\/a>. The screenshot below shows 2019 reports on gifts given by Telangana government on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/ahead-of-bathukamma-festival-telangana-govt-gifts-sarees-to-one-crore-women\/story-VuRrZkXYtQ1lPjTxKvz5EK.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bathukamma<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/hyderabad\/govt-sanctions-rs-1l-each-to-200-churches-for-christmas\/articleshow\/72285354.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Christmas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Hyderabad\/ramzan-gift-packs-to-832-mosques-in-telangana\/article26986543.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ramzan<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66480 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1439\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM.png 1439w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM-1024x226.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM-768x169.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM-990x218.png 990w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/05\/Screenshot-2020-05-12-at-5.25.41-PM-1320x291.png 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1439px) 100vw, 1439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Chavhanke&#8217;s second claim that no Hindu festivals were celebrated during the lockdown is also misleading. In April, several media outlets &#8211;\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/politics-and-nation\/despite-lockdown-crowd-gathers-at-temples-in-bengal-for-ram-navami\/videoshow\/74963580.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Economic Times<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/angry-sadhus-deserted-janmabhoomi-but-no-social-distancing-in-ayodhya-on-ram-navami\/394073\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Print<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2020\/apr\/02\/flouting-lockdown-hundreds-assemble-in-temples-on-ram-navami-in-bengal-2124876.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The New Indian Express<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/scroll.in\/video\/958032\/watch-ram-navami-prayers-in-shirdi-ignore-social-distancing-norms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scroll<\/a> &#8211; reported that social distancing was breached during Ram Navami.<\/p>\n<p>In short, Sudarshan News editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke tweeted at least a five-year-old image of Ramzan gift pack and claimed that Telangana government is offering free kits to Muslims during Ramzan but Hindu festivals were not given the same treatment. A simple Google search shows this is a blatant lie.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sudarshan-news-and-its-history-of-dangerous-communally-divisive-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Also read: Sudarshan News and its history of dangerous, communally-divisive misinformation]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 11, editor-in-chief of Sudarshan News Suresh Chavhanke tweeted a photo of a pink-coloured sack that has &#8216;Eid Mubarak Ramzan Gift Government of Telangana&#8217; imprinted on it. 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