{"id":77394,"date":"2020-10-08T20:51:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=77394"},"modified":"2020-10-08T20:51:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-08T15:21:03","slug":"fact-check-did-akhilesh-yadav-say-there-is-no-need-of-ram-and-hanuman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-akhilesh-yadav-say-there-is-no-need-of-ram-and-hanuman\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say &#8216;I don&#8217;t need Ram and Hanuman&#8217;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A statement attributed to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is doing the rounds on social media. &#8220;In 2022, SP will form the government in UP and we don&#8217;t need Ram and Hanuman,&#8221; reads the purported quote. Twitter user &#8216;Kosindra Tomar (BJP)&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/1bG6f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted<\/a> an image carrying the statement and took a jibe at the SP leader. &#8220;Tap thief (referring to Yadav) used to say we don&#8217;t need Ram and Hanuman but he is now saying that he wants to build Vishnu temple in Itawa.&#8221; According to his Twitter bio, Tomar is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77397\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-08-19_06_43-Dr.Kosindra-Tomar-BJP-on-Twitter_-_\u091f\u094b\u0902\u091f\u0940-\u091a\u094b\u0930-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947-\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0924\u093e-\u0925\u093e-\u0915\u093f-\u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902-_\u0930\u093e\u092e-\u0914\u0930-\u0939.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-08-19_06_43-Dr.Kosindra-Tomar-BJP-on-Twitter_-_\u091f\u094b\u0902\u091f\u0940-\u091a\u094b\u0930-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947-\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0924\u093e-\u0925\u093e-\u0915\u093f-\u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902-_\u0930\u093e\u092e-\u0914\u0930-\u0939.jpg 596w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2020-10-08-19_06_43-Dr.Kosindra-Tomar-BJP-on-Twitter_-_\u091f\u094b\u0902\u091f\u0940-\u091a\u094b\u0930-\u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947-\u092c\u094b\u0932\u0924\u093e-\u0925\u093e-\u0915\u093f-\u0939\u092e\u0947\u0902-_\u0930\u093e\u092e-\u0914\u0930-\u0939-232x300.jpg 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Twitter user @gulab_dharkar had posted the same image on May 23, 2020. It was retweeted more than 300 times. The image is being shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/top?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%20%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77398\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-10-07-at-17.49.47.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"641\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-10-07-at-17.49.47.jpeg 641w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-10-07-at-17.49.47-242x300.jpeg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also received verification requests on its official WhatsApp number (+91 7600011160).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77402\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-07-at-12.39.08-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"954\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-07-at-12.39.08-PM.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-07-at-12.39.08-PM-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/Screenshot-2020-10-07-at-12.39.08-PM-768x404.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>With a keyword search on Google, we found a report published by Hindi newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livehindustan.com\/uttar-pradesh\/story-i-do-not-need-to-catch-ram-and-hanuman-i-will-hold-work-say-akhilesh-yadav-at-hindustan-shikhar-samagam-3041990.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hindustan<\/a>. The article was titled, &#8220;Hindustan Summit Conference: I don&#8217;t need to latch on to Ram and Hanuman. I will hold on to work.&#8221; (translated)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-77404\" src=\"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u0967\u0968\u0969.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1211\" height=\"702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u0967\u0968\u0969.jpg 1211w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u0967\u0968\u0969-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u0967\u0968\u0969-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u0967\u0968\u0969-768x445.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1211px) 100vw, 1211px\" \/>Akhilesh Yadav was one of the speakers invited at the Hindustan Summit held on February 22, 2020. Yadav was asked, &#8220;Kejriwal is latching onto Hanuman, BJP is latching onto Ram\u2026so you latch onto Krishnaji\u2026 you are Yaduvanshi.&#8221; In response to the question, he said, &#8220;We are holding on to work, we are making an expressway.&#8221; At 25 minutes in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_0E1bFjoLw&amp;feature=emb_title&amp;ab_channel=LiveHindustan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">video<\/a> posted below, the relevant portion can be heard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_0E1bFjoLw\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=F_0E1bFjoLw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>News reports of Yadav&#8217;s statement were also published at the time.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-77394 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-akhilesh-yadav-say-there-is-no-need-of-ram-and-hanuman\/%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ac-%e0%a4%95%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b0%e0%a5%80\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1581\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940.jpg 1581w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940-1024x445.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940-768x334.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/\u092a\u0902\u091c\u093e\u092c-\u0915\u093e\u0930\u0940-1536x667.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1581px) 100vw, 1581px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-akhilesh-yadav-say-there-is-no-need-of-ram-and-hanuman\/2-news18-uttar-pradesh-on-twitter-%e0%a4%ae%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%9d%e0%a5%87-%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%ae-%e0%a4%94%e0%a4%b0-%e0%a4%b9%e0%a4%a8%e0%a5%81%e0%a4%ae%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%a8-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/10\/2-News18-Uttar-Pradesh-on-Twitter-\u092e\u0941\u091d\u0947-\u0930\u093e\u092e-\u0914\u0930-\u0939\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928-\u0915\u094b-\u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u0928\u0947-\u0915\u0940-\u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0924-\u0928\u0939\u0940\u0902-\u0915\u093e\u092e-\u0915\u094b-\u092a\u0915\u0921\u093c\u0942\u0902\u0917\u093e-\u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936-\u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935-https-t-co-kepBMg5TFa-Twitter.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Dainik Jagran&#8217;s fact-checking wing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vishvasnews.com\/politics\/fact-check-a-fake-statement-attributed-to-akhilesh-yadav-about-ram-and-hanuman-is-viral-on-social-media-with-malicious-intent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vishvas News<\/a>\u00a0earlier fact-checked the same claim.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A statement attributed to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is doing the rounds on social media. &#8220;In 2022, SP will form the government in UP and we don&#8217;t need Ram and Hanuman,&#8221; reads the purported quote. Twitter user &#8216;Kosindra Tomar (BJP)&#8217; posted an image carrying the statement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":77409,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[691],"class_list":["post-77394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-photos"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say &#039;I don&#039;t need Ram and Hanuman&#039;? - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav say &#039;I don&#039;t need Ram and Hanuman&#039;? - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A statement attributed to former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav is doing the rounds on social media. &#8220;In 2022, SP will form the government in UP and we don&#8217;t need Ram and Hanuman,&#8221; reads the purported quote. 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