{"id":86914,"date":"2021-02-20T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T11:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=86914"},"modified":"2022-03-30T17:06:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T11:36:28","slug":"video-from-2016-clipped-to-falsely-claim-cm-kejriwal-threatened-gujaratis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-from-2016-clipped-to-falsely-claim-cm-kejriwal-threatened-gujaratis\/","title":{"rendered":"Video from 2016 clipped to falsely claim CM Kejriwal threatened Gujaratis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been shared on social media where he can be heard saying, &#8220;If you oppose me you will be crushed and people of Gujarat, you can do whatever you want.&#8221; CM Kejriwal has been portrayed as threatening the people of Gujarat. The clip has been shared ahead of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAPGujarat\/status\/1508327010950848512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AAP&#8217;s roadshow in Gujarat<\/a> on April 2.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0915 \u092a\u0915\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0939\u0941.<\/p>\n<p>\u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092f\u0947 \u0916\u0902\u091c\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u094b \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0907\u0932\u0947\u0915\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0907\u0938\u0915\u093e \u091c\u0935\u093e\u092c \u0926\u0942\u0902\u0917\u093e 0 \u0938\u0940\u091f \u0926\u0947\u0915\u0947.<\/p>\n<p>\u092c\u093e\u0926 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092c\u094b\u0932\u0928\u093e \u0924\u0942\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u093f\u0938\u094d\u0938\u0947 \u092a\u0928\u094d\u0917\u093e \u0932\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948. \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924\u0940 \u0914\u0930 \u0915\u093f\u0924\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0947\u0936 \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u092e\u0947\u0930\u093e \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u0947\u0902\u0917\u0947 \u0907\u0938 \u0916\u0902\u091c\u0930\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u092c\u0915 \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092e\u0947\u0902 ? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ci5Kptt2V5\">pic.twitter.com\/Ci5Kptt2V5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tanmay Patel \uea00 (@The_TanmayPatel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/The_TanmayPatel\/status\/1509060723171037185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video is also circulating on Facebook.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100045392460171\/videos\/4927583817330998\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/100045392460171\/videos\/4927583817330998\/\"><p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b\u0902 \u0924\u0941\u092e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092c\u093f\u0917\u093e\u0921\u093c \u0938\u0915\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u094b?????<br \/>\n\u0938\u093e\u0935\u0927\u093e\u0928 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0924\u0930\u094d\u0915 \u0930\u0939\u0947\u0902 \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0928\u0924\u093e \u0907\u0938 \u0916\u0941\u091c\u0932\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u0938\u0947<br \/>\n#gujaratelection2022 Arvind Kejriwal<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/people\/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B8-%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87-%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80\/100045392460171\/\">\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0917\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0938 \u0915\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u091c\u093e\u091c\u0940<\/a> on Wednesday, 30 March 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The same video was viral last year against the backdrop of the AAP&#8217;s decision to contest the Gujarat assembly polls this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0902, \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0907\u0928 \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u092f\u093e\u0926 \u0930\u0916\u093f\u092f\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jW0B5a2Eyn\">pic.twitter.com\/jW0B5a2Eyn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prashant Umrao (@ippatel) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ippatel\/status\/1440553371249692678?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video had been circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/videos\/?q=%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%2C%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE&amp;sde=AbrncOC9Eo4JY_OLJrNRxWbosfm1ezmJR0aX8OWKgLG1ilxgg98ELbozPbV_g85X9dPMRY0BVOKSo_9vqwB3JHXI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-103860 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/ceda9e3f-ad75-44d4-8d18-e75d4af17ea5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"797\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/ceda9e3f-ad75-44d4-8d18-e75d4af17ea5.jpg 797w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/ceda9e3f-ad75-44d4-8d18-e75d4af17ea5-300x280.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/ceda9e3f-ad75-44d4-8d18-e75d4af17ea5-768x718.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 797px) 100vw, 797px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was earlier shared by Surat-based MLA and BJP Yuva Morcha president <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/AM5HN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harsh Sanghavi<\/a>. He wrote in Hindi, &#8220;Kejriwal ji, why such hatred against Gujarat?&#8221; Sanghavi had also posted the same video on his <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/QEbcS\">Facebook account<\/a>. Cumulatively, his posts gained over 70,000 views.<\/p>\n<p>(Hindi text: \u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u091c\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u092b\u093c\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0915\u0947\u091c\u0930\u0940\u0935\u093e\u0932 \u091c\u0940 \u0917\u0941\u091c\u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0938\u0947 \u0907\u0924\u0928\u0940 \u0928\u092b\u093c\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u094d\u092f\u094b\u0902 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WX8F2XQ8Ob\">pic.twitter.com\/WX8F2XQ8Ob<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Harsh Sanghavi (@sanghaviharsh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sanghaviharsh\/status\/1362692536922497025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several users copy-pasted this text and shared the viral video on Facebook and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82&amp;src=typed_query&amp;f=live\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the video was shared along with Gujarati text by Facebook users <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/aTXh2\">Haresh Savaliya<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/Uj5rt\">Suresh Italiya<\/a>. Their videos gained over one lakh views.<\/p>\n<p>(Viral Gujarati text: \u0a9c\u0acb \u0a97\u0ac1\u0a9c\u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0ac0 \u0aa8\u0abe \u0aaa\u0ac7\u0a9f\u0ac7 \u0a9c\u0aa8\u0acd\u0aae \u0ab2\u0ac0\u0aa7\u0acb \u0ab9\u0acb\u0aaf \u0aa4\u0acb \u0a86\u0ab5\u0abe \u0a97\u0ac1\u0a9c\u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0ac0 \u0a85\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a97\u0ac1\u0a9c\u0ab0\u0abe\u0aa4\u0ac0 \u0ab5\u0abf\u0ab0\u0ac1\u0aa7\u0acd\u0aa7 \u0aac\u0acb\u0ab2 \u0aa8\u0abe\u0ab0 \u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0aaa\u0abe\u0aa1\u0ac0 \u0aa6\u0acb&#8230;)<\/p>\n<h4>Clipped video of CM Kejriwal<\/h4>\n<p>A keyword search on Google revealed that the viral video dates back five years. The complete speech is 30 minutes long and was given in Surat in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-86921 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-20-at-13.51.41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-20-at-13.51.41.png 849w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-20-at-13.51.41-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-20-at-13.51.41-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 849px) 100vw, 849px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The video was also uploaded by the Aam Aadmi Party&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=p7Qwa6gXbEA\">official YouTube channel<\/a>. The 14-second viral video has been clipped from the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p7Qwa6gXbEA?t=890\">14:50 mark<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listening from the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/p7Qwa6gXbEA?t=844\">14:03<\/a> mark, one can understand the context behind the clipped video. CM Kejriwal said, &#8220;Friends, today we know who is calling the shots in Gujarat. Who is calling the shots in Gujarat? It&#8217;s Amit Shah. For the past few years, Amit Shah has been calling the shots. During Anandiben Patel&#8217;s time [as chief minister], they had a difference of opinion on certain issues. So, Vijay Rupani was introduced, who is basically Amit Shah&#8217;s stooge. Vijay Rupani does as told by Amit Shah. So, it is a warning to the entire state from Amit Shah&#8230; a challenge of sorts that <strong>I will continue to call the shots in Gujarat. If you oppose me you will be crushed and people of Gujarat, you can do whatever you want.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<iframe style=\"width:100%; height:auto; aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" title=\"Arvind Kejriwal Addresses People at Surat\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p7Qwa6gXbEA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>AAP also refuted the social media claim on Twitter.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"gu\">\u0a86\u0ab5\u0aa8\u0abe\u0ab0\u0ac0 \u0ab8\u0acd\u0aa5\u0abe\u0aa8\u0abf\u0a95 \u0ab8\u0acd\u0ab5\u0ab0\u0abe\u0a9c\u0acd\u0aaf\u0aa8\u0ac0 \u0a9a\u0ac2\u0a82\u0a9f\u0aa3\u0ac0\u0aae\u0abe\u0a82 \u0ab9\u0abe\u0ab0 \u0aad\u0abe\u0ab3\u0ac0 \u0a97\u0aaf\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0a85\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0aad\u0aaf\u0aad\u0ac0\u0aa4 \u0aa5\u0aaf\u0ac7\u0ab2\u0abe \u0aad\u0abe\u0a9c\u0aaa \u0aa6\u0acd\u0ab5\u0abe\u0ab0\u0abe \u0a85\u0ab0\u0ab5\u0abf\u0a82\u0aa6 \u0a95\u0ac7\u0a9c\u0ab0\u0ac0\u0ab5\u0abe\u0ab2\u0a9c\u0ac0\u0aa8\u0abe \u0ab5\u0abf\u0aa1\u0abf\u0a93\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a8f\u0aa1\u0abf\u0a9f \u0a95\u0ab0\u0ac0 \u0ab2\u0acb\u0a95\u0acb\u0aa8\u0ac7 \u0a97\u0ac7\u0ab0\u0aae\u0abe\u0ab0\u0acd\u0a97\u0ac7 \u0aa6\u0acb\u0ab0\u0ab5\u0abe\u0aa8\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0a95\u0abe\u0aae \u0a9a\u0abe\u0ab2\u0ac1 \u0a95\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aaf\u0ac1\u0a82 \u0a9b\u0ac7.<br \/>\n\u0a9c\u0ac1\u0a93 \u0a86 \u0ab5\u0abf\u0aa1\u0abf\u0a93 \u0a8f\u0a9f\u0ab2\u0ac7 \u0ab8\u0aa4\u0acd\u0aaf \u0ab8\u0abe\u0aae\u0ac7 \u0a86\u0ab5\u0ac0 \u0a9c\u0ab6\u0ac7<\/p>\n<p>\u0aac\u0abe\u0a95\u0ac0 \u0a86 \u0ab5\u0a96\u0aa4\u0ac7 \u0aaa\u0ab0\u0abf\u0ab5\u0ab0\u0acd\u0aa4\u0aa8 \u0aa8\u0a95\u0acd\u0a95\u0ac0 \u0a9b\u0ac7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LGFcV8jPT4\">pic.twitter.com\/LGFcV8jPT4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 AAP Gujarat (@AAPGujarat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AAPGujarat\/status\/1362744886525456385?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In 2016, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/AAP-will-contest-Gujarat-polls-says-Kejriwal\/article15573545.ece\">The Hindu<\/a> reported that CM Kejriwal announced in a speech that the AAP was set to contest assembly polls in 2017. As per the Election Commission data, AAP contested for 29 seats and won none. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/Performance-of-Poltical-Parties.pdf\">view pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a clipped video of Delhi CM Kejriwal&#8217;s speech in Surat in 2016 was shared on social media. The video suggests that Kejriwal was threatening the people of Gujarat but he was making a reference to home minister Amit Shah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has been shared on social media where he can be heard saying, &#8220;If you oppose me you will be crushed and people of Gujarat, you can do whatever you want.&#8221; CM Kejriwal has been portrayed as threatening the people of Gujarat. The clip has been shared ahead [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":86931,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739],"coauthors":[682],"class_list":["post-86914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-viral-videos","an_content_type-fact-check"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FI-1-8.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86914"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115112,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86914\/revisions\/115112"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86914"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=86914"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=86914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}