{"id":78063,"date":"2020-10-16T18:20:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T12:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=78063"},"modified":"2023-04-06T13:53:45","modified_gmt":"2023-04-06T08:23:45","slug":"a-video-from-rajasthan-forcing-boy-to-drink-water-from-a-shoe-shared-with-false-caste-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/a-video-from-rajasthan-forcing-boy-to-drink-water-from-a-shoe-shared-with-false-caste-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth fed water from shoe for being with a woman, video falsely given casteism spin"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video is being shared on Twitter with the claim that a Dalit man was fed water from a shoe by upper-caste men.<\/p>\n

South Asian Human Rights Watch (@SAHR_Watch), which according to its Twitter bio is a London-based NGO, tweeted the video on April 4, saying “The plight of the Dalit community in India continues to be a cause for concern, as incidents of caste-based discrimination and violence continue to occur with alarming frequency.” (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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The plight of the Dalit community in India continues to be a cause for concern, as incidents of caste-based discrimination and violence continue to occur with alarming frequency. pic.twitter.com\/f08maHXhd1<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 South Asian Human Rights Watch (@SAHR_Watch) April 4, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The video was also shared by user Jas Oberoi (@iJasOberoi). (Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n

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State of Dalits in India.pic.twitter.com\/glLc3fCpoV<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Jas Oberoi | \u0a1c\u0a71\u0a38 \u0a13\u0a2c\u0a30\u0a4c\u0a0f (@iJasOberoi) April 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Video Viral in the Past as well<\/h4>\n

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The tweet garnered almost 4000 likes and over 2000 retweets.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Twitter user @newswaseemzaidi<\/a> shared the same video with the same claim and garnered almost 4000 likes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Users @Banwari60103223<\/a> and <\/span>@Golden_0786<\/a> also shared the video with similar claims.<\/span><\/p>\n