{"id":88645,"date":"2021-03-20T13:22:56","date_gmt":"2021-03-20T07:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=88645"},"modified":"2021-03-20T13:22:56","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T07:52:56","slug":"canada-thanking-pm-modi-for-providing-covid-19-vaccine-media-omitted-that-billboards-were-from-hindu-forum-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/canada-thanking-pm-modi-for-providing-covid-19-vaccine-media-omitted-that-billboards-were-from-hindu-forum-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada thanked PM Modi for COVID vaccines? Misleading news run by Indian media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On March 11, ANI reported that a billboard was put up in Greater Toronto, Canada to thank Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the country.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Billboards come up in Greater Toronto area thanking PM Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to Canada <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0AaQysm6O1\">pic.twitter.com\/0AaQysm6O1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ANI (@ANI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ANI\/status\/1369849078482313217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Soon after, nearly every media outlet carried the news. Amar Ujala&#8217;s piece on print was headlined, &#8216;Canada praises India after receiving COVID vaccines&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/20210312_092032.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"839\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/20210312_092032.jpg 839w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/20210312_092032-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/20210312_092032-768x937.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 839px) 100vw, 839px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/zeenews.india.com\/hindi\/world\/canada-thanking-pm-narendra-modi-for-providing-covid-19-vaccines-places-billboards-in-greater-toronto-area\/863638\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zee News<\/a> reported, &#8220;In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, PM Narendra Modi has provided vaccines to countries around the world. He is being praised in Canada and on the streets of Greater Toronto. Billboards have been put up that thank Prime Minister Modi. \u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZa8gUUAQ-tMr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZa8gUUAQ-tMr.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZa8gUUAQ-tMr-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZa8gUUAQ-tMr-768x638.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>CNN News18 ran the news during a broadcast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Billboards Thanking PM Modi For COVID Vaccines Come Up In Canada&#039;s Toronto | CNN News18\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KBXgH_0yaIo?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><\/p>\n<p>It was widespread on mainstream media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88649\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZabHVEAAfMeN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"932\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZabHVEAAfMeN.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZabHVEAAfMeN-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/EwLZabHVEAAfMeN-768x699.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alt News also received a verification request for the claim on its mobile application.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88651 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-10.28.54-AM_20210312111116.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-10.28.54-AM_20210312111116.jpg 537w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/Screen-Shot-2021-03-12-at-10.28.54-AM_20210312111116-300x207.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>While billboard thanking PM Modi was indeed sighted in Canada, news reports did not mention that they were put up by the organisation &#8216;Hindu Forum Canada&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88669 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-14_45_38-EwKt60UVcAAoZH0.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-14_45_38-EwKt60UVcAAoZH0.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-14_45_38-EwKt60UVcAAoZH0-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-14_45_38-EwKt60UVcAAoZH0-768x323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hindu Forum Canada had in fact tweeted that the organisation installed a billboard to thank the Indian Prime Minister.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hindu Forum Canada\u2019s billboards across Greater Toronto Areas thanking <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#India<\/a> &amp; PM \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@narendramodi<\/a>\u2069 for providing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CovidVaccine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CovidVaccine<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canada?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Canada<\/a> \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JustinTrudeau<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erinotoole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@erinotoole<\/a>\u2069 \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theJagmeetSingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@theJagmeetSingh<\/a>\u2069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/po4LLFKFyE\">pic.twitter.com\/po4LLFKFyE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HinduForumCanada (@canada_hindu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/canada_hindu\/status\/1369765300867002369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>What is the Hindu Forum Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/hinduforumcanada.org\/formation-of-hindu-forum-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website of the organisation<\/a> states that it was set up under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act to combat Hinduphobia. A section on the website reads, &#8220;Hinduphobia becomes ever so clear when the world media unproportionally reports the instant uproar of a crime against a Christian or a Muslim, but little in the case when it comes to Hindus&#8230;Quite a few killings of RSS\/BJP workers have taken place in Kerala recently, notwithstanding the uproar, we hardly find a mention of these crimes against Hindus in either print or digital. [sic]&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88670 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/IMG-20200125-WA0065.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/IMG-20200125-WA0065.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/IMG-20200125-WA0065-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/IMG-20200125-WA0065-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hindu Forum Canada President is Nageshwar Rao Yendamuri, whom Narendra Modi had <a href=\"https:\/\/hinduforumcanada.org\/interaction-between-pm-narendra-modi-and-dr-rao-yendamuri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">addressed in a letter<\/a> dated August 11, 2006 when he was the Chief Minister of Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88671 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/hinduforum.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/hinduforum.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/hinduforum-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/hinduforum-768x626.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yendamuri was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/border-services-agency\/news\/2017\/10\/toronto_man_foundguiltyofimmigrationfraud.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">convicted of immigration fraud<\/a> by the Canadian government in 2017. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/canada\/immigration-consultant-facing-88-fraud-related-charges-1.2320992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">report in CTV News<\/a> published in 2015 says that he was arrested under similar charges six years ago. &#8220;The CBSA (Canada Border Services Agency) said Yendamuri was arrested last week in Toronto and is facing 44 charges under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for counsel misrepresentation and misrepresentation. He is also facing 44 charges under the Criminal Code for forgery and use of forged documents.&#8221; He was out on bail with a $100,000 bond.<\/p>\n<p>Hindu Forum strongly supports the Citizenship Amendment Act and the farm laws introduced by the Modi government.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88672 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-18-19_47_58-Demonstration_-The-Consulate-General-Of-India-\u2013-Hindu-Forum-Canada.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-18-19_47_58-Demonstration_-The-Consulate-General-Of-India-\u2013-Hindu-Forum-Canada.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-18-19_47_58-Demonstration_-The-Consulate-General-Of-India-\u2013-Hindu-Forum-Canada-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-18-19_47_58-Demonstration_-The-Consulate-General-Of-India-\u2013-Hindu-Forum-Canada-768x380.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The organisation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hinduforumcanada\/posts\/234117325077267\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">praises PM Modi<\/a>, including his work for farmers, on its Facebook page. We found that on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hinduforumcanada\/posts\/220620929760240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 5, 2021<\/a>, the page had also shared misinformation aired by Sudarshan News. This was an old video where a bus was attacked by Nihang Singhs and the incident was given a &#8216;Khalistani&#8217; angle. Alt News report on the video can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/sudarshan-news-nihang-sikhs-bus-attack-old-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88673 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-16-19_04_20-Hindu-Forum-Canada-_-Facebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"507\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-16-19_04_20-Hindu-Forum-Canada-_-Facebook.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-16-19_04_20-Hindu-Forum-Canada-_-Facebook-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>How is India supplying vaccines to Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/public-services-procurement\/services\/procuring-vaccines-covid19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website of the Canadian government<\/a> states that the country will procure 20 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by AstraZeneca and two million doses of the same vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and its Canadian partner Verity Pharma.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Update: We\u2019ve secured 20 million doses of AstraZeneca\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine &#8211; and on top of that, we\u2019ve now reached an agreement with the Serum Institute of India for another 2 million doses. Our first shipment of half a million doses is expected to arrive within weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JustinTrudeau\/status\/1365461517500624897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mea.gov.in\/vaccine-supply.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website of the Ministry of External Affairs of India<\/a>, 0.5 million doses were delivered to Canada on March 2. This is listed under &#8216;commercial&#8217; sales agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Canada also has agreements to purchase 44 million vaccines from Moderna and 76 million from Pfizer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88675 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-18_13_44-Procuring-vaccines-for-COVID-19-Canada.ca_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-18_13_44-Procuring-vaccines-for-COVID-19-Canada.ca_.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-18_13_44-Procuring-vaccines-for-COVID-19-Canada.ca_-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/2021-03-12-18_13_44-Procuring-vaccines-for-COVID-19-Canada.ca_-768x458.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Out of the millions of vaccines being purchased by the Canadian government, SII is providing a small portion of two million doses. Till now, half a million vaccines have been delivered.<\/p>\n<p>Media outlets reported partial information about the hoarding installed in Canada to thank PM Modi for COVID vaccines. It was put by Hindu Forum Canada, not the Canadian administration. Furthemore, SII is providing 2 million does of vaccines to Canada as part of commercial sales.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On March 11, ANI reported that a billboard was put up in Greater Toronto, Canada to thank Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to the country. Billboards come up in Greater Toronto area thanking PM Narendra Modi for providing COVID-19 vaccines to Canada pic.twitter.com\/0AaQysm6O1 \u2014 ANI (@ANI) March 11, 2021 Soon after, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":88676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282,17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[133],"class_list":["post-88645","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-economics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Canada thanked PM Modi for COVID vaccines? 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