{"id":83843,"date":"2021-01-07T20:35:16","date_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=83843"},"modified":"2021-01-07T20:35:28","modified_gmt":"2021-01-07T15:05:28","slug":"old-photo-from-pride-padare-from-kolkata-shared-as-jnu-protest-against-hindu-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-photo-from-pride-padare-from-kolkata-shared-as-jnu-protest-against-hindu-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Old photo from Kolkata Pride March viral as JNU student ‘mocking’ Hindu culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

An image of a person claimed to be a student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has been gathering a lot of traction on Facebook and Twitter. Social media users have been using this photo to attack anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters and the Left.<\/p>\n

Twitter user Shefali Tiwari shared the image. While her caption was written in broken sentences, it was clear that she opposed both JNU and the Left and considered both to be anti-nationals. Her post had garnered over 200 retweets at the time of writing. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Shefali Tiwari (@shefalitiwari7) January 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Facebook user Siddharth Gajera also posted this picture. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Posted by Siddharth Gajera<\/a> on\u00a0Thursday, January 2, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Several other users<\/a> have shared the photo with the same claim.<\/p>\n

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Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Alt News performed a reverse image search and found an article carrying the picture on the Bengali website Khaskhobor<\/a>. It mentions that the person in the viral image is Panchali and has frequently been targeted by Right-wing users on social media.<\/p>\n

We did a keyword search and found Panchali’s Instagram<\/a> and Facebook<\/a> profiles where the picture was shared on December 30, 2019. The caption stated that the image was shot in Kolkata\u2019s Baghbazar during a Pride parade for the LGBTQ+ community. We did not find any information in Panchali’s bio which indicated that they are a JNU student.<\/p>\n