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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted and condemned the attack.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092d\u093f\u0928\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0902\u0917\u0928\u093e \u0930\u093e\u0923\u093e\u0935\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u0915\u0940 \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u092b\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0915\u0930\u0915\u0947 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u092e\u0930\u094d\u0926\u093e\u0928\u0917\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0938\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0927\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u093f\u0935\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0928\u0947 \u0905\u092c \u0938\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092c\u0941\u091c\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u092d\u0942\u0924\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0928\u094c\u0938\u0947\u0928\u093e \u0905\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0926\u0928 \u0936\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u092e\u093e\u0930\u092a\u0940\u091f \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0902\u0916 \u0915\u094b \u091c\u092c\u0930\u0926\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u091a\u094b\u091f \u092a\u0939\u0941\u0902\u091a\u093e\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0918\u0930\u092c\u0948\u0920\u0947 \u0924\u093e\u0928\u093e\u0936\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u091a\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qF2NVcIN55\">pic.twitter.com\/qF2NVcIN55<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Atul Bhatkhalkar (@BhatkhalkarA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BhatkhalkarA\/status\/1304411651349737479?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 11, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On September 13, Twitter user @Raja_Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sachin_inc\/status\/1305113581080387584\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> a screenshot of Madan Sharma&#8217;s Facebook profile and pointed out that Sharma isn&#8217;t a retired navy man but worked with the merchant navy. Several others on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%22Merchant%20Navy%22%20Madan%20Navy&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> made similar claims. It was quote-tweeted by Maharastra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant with a message asking, &#8220;OMG! Is it true?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-75605\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/2020-09-15-21_44_22-1-Sachin-Sawant-\u0938\u091a\u093f\u0928-\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0902\u0924-on-Twitter_-_OMG-Is-it-true__-_-Twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"602\" height=\"779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/2020-09-15-21_44_22-1-Sachin-Sawant-\u0938\u091a\u093f\u0928-\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0902\u0924-on-Twitter_-_OMG-Is-it-true__-_-Twitter.jpg 602w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/2020-09-15-21_44_22-1-Sachin-Sawant-\u0938\u091a\u093f\u0928-\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0902\u0924-on-Twitter_-_OMG-Is-it-true__-_-Twitter-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>With a keyword search on Twitter, we found a photo of Madan Sharma&#8217;s ex-service identity card posted by journalist Varun Singh. The registration number on the ID card reads &#8220;201814-W&#8221; and the ID card number is &#8220;MAH-01\/013527&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here\u2019s the identity card of Madan Sharma. It\u2019s proven He\u2019s an ex-servicemen.<\/p>\n<p>Even during <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KanganaTeam?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KanganaTeam<\/a> bungalow demolition the same gang had tried to spread lies who are now targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MadanSharma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MadanSharma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hide under the blanket of shame you bunch of liars. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hmc9Vj8ua6\">pic.twitter.com\/hmc9Vj8ua6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Singh Varun (@singhvarun) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/singhvarun\/status\/1305200930522947584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to this ID card, Sharma&#8217;s rank in the Indian Navy was Chief Electrical Power. &#8220;CHEL(P)&#8221; is the acronym for his rank in the card. Speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jcAjUCst_ig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Republic TV<\/a>, Sharma said that he had served the Indian Navy for &#8220;15 years&#8221; and had joined the merchant navy to feed his family. Several media reports have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/west\/shiv-sainiks-re-arrested-for-attacking-ex-navy-veteran-madan-sharma-over-cartoon-on-uddhav-thackeray-887913.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">identified<\/a> Sharma as retired Chief Petty Officer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Without going into violence part, repeating what I learnt. A Chief Petty Officer (Madan Sharma&#039;s last rank) is not a commissioned officer rank in Indian Navy. Must get designations right while reporting on armed forces. He can be designated as ex-navy man etc, not ex-officer.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Saurabh Gupta(Micky) (@MickyGupta84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MickyGupta84\/status\/1305786113571737600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Fact-checking outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.boomlive.in\/fake-news\/man-assaulted-by-shiv-sainiks-worked-in-the-indian-navy-id-cards-show-9734\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BOOM<\/a> spoke with Madan Sharma&#8217;s son Sunny Sharma who provided a photograph of his father&#8217;s Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) smart card and said, &#8220;This is his profile after he joined merchant navy. My father joined merchant navy after serving the Indian Navy for 16 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_75606\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-75606\" style=\"width: 1132px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-75606\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm.jpeg 1132w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm-1024x650.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm-768x488.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/09\/929905-whatsapp-image-2020-09-14-at-63701-pm-990x629.jpeg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-75606\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: BOOM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Six Shiv Sena workers who were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timesofindia\/status\/1305768245891198977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">involved<\/a> in the attack on the retired Indian navy serviceman were re-arrested and produced before Mumbai&#8217;s Borivali court. They were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/national\/west\/shiv-sainiks-re-arrested-for-attacking-ex-navy-veteran-madan-sharma-over-cartoon-on-uddhav-thackeray-887913.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">remanded<\/a> for 14-days of judicial custody. Madan Sharma, while speaking with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiaToday\/status\/1305793075223179265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">India Today<\/a>, said that he has now joined BJP-RSS.<\/p>\n<p>A screenshot of Madan Sharma&#8217;s Facebook profile where he stated that he worked in the merchant navy was shared to falsely claim that he was not a part of the Indian navy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On September 11, a 65-year-old man was attacked by Shiv Sena activists for allegedly sharing a cartoon mocking Maharastra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on WhatsApp. A video of the incident was widespread on social media. 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