{"id":90379,"date":"2021-04-14T13:38:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=90379"},"modified":"2021-04-14T13:38:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-14T08:08:39","slug":"delhi-man-angry-with-god-defiles-hanuman-idols-sudarshan-news-adds-false-muslim-angle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/delhi-man-angry-with-god-defiles-hanuman-idols-sudarshan-news-adds-false-muslim-angle\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi man &#8216;angry with God&#8217; defiles Hanuman idols, Sudarshan News adds false Muslim angle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sudarshan TV tweeted a video claiming that three temples were vandalised in Dwarka, Delhi. &#8220;Another temple was gripped by hate,&#8221; read its tweet. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/5vNsv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive Link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">&#8220;\u0928\u092b\u093c\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0906\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091a\u092a\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930..&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0915\u0930\u094c\u0932\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0935 \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0928\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u094b 3 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0916\u0902\u0921\u093f\u0924.<\/p>\n<p>\u0915\u094d\u0937\u0947\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0924\u0928\u093e\u0935 \u0914\u0930 \u0927\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092e\u093f\u0915 \u0938\u092e\u0941\u0926\u093e\u092f \u092c\u0947\u0939\u0926 \u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0924.<\/p>\n<p>\u0926\u094b\u091c\u093c\u0916 \u092c\u0928\u0924\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPDwarka?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DCPDwarka<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DelhiPolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CPDelhi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CPDelhi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TpYwoqrSjK\">pic.twitter.com\/TpYwoqrSjK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sudarshan News (@SudarshanNewsTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1381882750240653313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The channel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SudarshanNewsTV\/status\/1381932363970572288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">uploaded<\/a> a second video where the reporter is showing the state of the temples and asking locals what went down. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/tVeqw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive Link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sudarshan News editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke tweeted the same ground report and blamed &#8216;jihadis&#8217; for the vandalism. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/lUMqh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive Link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0928\u0947 \u091c\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u092a\u0930 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c\u093e, \u0909\u0938\u0940 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u0938\u0947 \u0917\u094d\u0930\u093e\u0909\u0902\u0921 \u0930\u093f\u092a\u094b\u0930\u094d\u091f\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0e0gNoErfc\">pic.twitter.com\/0e0gNoErfc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Suresh Chavhanke \u201cSudarshan News\u201d (@SureshChavhanke) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SureshChavhanke\/status\/1381973598332616714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BJP Delhi social media head Naveen Kumar made the identical claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/Id3z5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Archive Link<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0938 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0915\u0915\u0930\u094b\u0932\u093e<\/a> \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0935 \u092e\u0947 \u091c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0926\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0928\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b \u0938\u0947 \u0920\u0940\u0915 \u090f\u0915 \u0926\u093f\u0928 \u092a\u0939\u0932\u0947 \u0939\u0928\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0928 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0941\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0924\u094b\u0921\u093c \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0940\u0964 \u0917\u0902\u0917\u093e \u091c\u092e\u0941\u0928\u0940 \u0924\u0939\u091c\u0940\u092c \u0935\u093e\u0932\u0947 \u0905\u092c \u0915\u0939\u093e\u0901 \u0939\u0948 \u091c\u094b \u092d\u093e\u0908-\u091a\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0915\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0948\u0902, \u092f\u093e \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0932\u093f\u090f \u0938\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092b\u093c \u091a\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0939\u0948?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DelhiPolice<\/a> \u0906\u0930\u094b\u092a\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u091c\u0932\u094d\u0926 \u0917\u093f\u0930\u092b\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/htzp6437QU\">pic.twitter.com\/htzp6437QU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Naveen Kumar (@naveenjindalbjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/naveenjindalbjp\/status\/1381881941348265985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The incident drew protests by Vishva Hindu Parishad members in the West Delhi area. VHP national spokesperson Vinod Bansal had tweeted a protest video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0926\u0947\u0935\u0940-\u0926\u0947\u0935\u0924\u093e\u0913\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0935\u093f\u0927\u094d\u0935\u0902\u0938 \u0938\u0947 \u0906\u0915\u094d\u0930\u094b\u0936\u093f\u0924 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c \u092a\u0936\u094d\u091a\u093f\u092e\u0940 \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0938\u0921\u093c\u0915\u094b\u0902 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0924\u0930 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0939\u0948\u0964 \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0928\u093e \u092f\u0939 \u0939\u0948 \u0915\u093f \u092f\u0939\u093e\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u0938\u0930\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925 \u0915\u092c \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0940 \u0924\u0928\u094d\u0926\u094d\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0947 \u091c\u093e\u0917\u0947\u0917\u0940..!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FkFDTItSFO\">pic.twitter.com\/FkFDTItSFO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0935\u093f\u0928\u094b\u0926 \u092c\u0902\u0938\u0932 (@vinod_bansal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vinod_bansal\/status\/1381871476463136768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Sudarshan news correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/2LxPR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nimit Tyagi<\/a>, Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/CwLhN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@AchAnkurArya<\/a>, and BJP member <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/fLtc0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sandeep Thakur<\/a> further amplified the claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-90379 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/delhi-man-angry-with-god-defiles-hanuman-idols-sudarshan-news-adds-false-muslim-angle\/screen-shot-2021-04-14-at-9-37-31-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.37.31-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.37.31-AM.jpg 536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.37.31-AM-268x300.jpg 268w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/><\/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\/delhi-man-angry-with-god-defiles-hanuman-idols-sudarshan-news-adds-false-muslim-angle\/screen-shot-2021-04-14-at-9-38-01-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"595\" height=\"541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.38.01-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.38.01-AM.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.38.01-AM-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/delhi-man-angry-with-god-defiles-hanuman-idols-sudarshan-news-adds-false-muslim-angle\/screen-shot-2021-04-14-at-9-40-58-am\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.40.58-AM.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.40.58-AM.jpg 471w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-9.40.58-AM-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><strong>No communal angle\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">DCP\/Dwarka, Delhi replied to Sudarshan News that accused Mahesh was arrested from the same locality and the incident does not have a communal angle. &#8220;He was aggrieved on God due to inadequate rainfall,&#8221; said the police.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Miscreant Mahesh@ Bhut (45yr), a resident of same locality, has been arrested in our prompt action. Says he was aggrieved on God due to inadequate rainfall. There is no communal angle in this unfortunate incident.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DelhiPolice<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DCP\/Dwarka, Delhi (@DCPDwarka) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCPDwarka\/status\/1381951459684589569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We found several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/nation\/angry-with-god-over-rising-temperature-no-rainfall-delhi-man-defiles-3-hanuman-idols-arrested-238616#.YHWwPgHXTFo.twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">news articles<\/a> on this incident. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2021\/apr\/13\/angry-with-god-over-rising-temperature-no-rainfall-delhi-man-defiles-3-hanuman-idols-arrested-2289645.html#:~:text=NEW%20DELHI%3A%20Upset%20and%20%22angry,is%20a%20cobbler%2C%20police%20said.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Indian Express<\/a>, \u201cThe accused, Mahesh (50) of Bharat Vihar JJ colony, is a cobbler, police said. The matter was reported by a priest on Tuesday morning who first spotted the damaged Hanuman idols at three adjacent spots in Kakrola, a senior police officer said.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90381 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-8.46.49-AM.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-8.46.49-AM.jpg 599w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-14-at-8.46.49-AM-297x300.jpg 297w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This wasn&#8217;t the first time Sudarshan News communalised an incident. The channel recently claimed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-did-muslims-enter-a-temple-in-maharashtras-malanggad-to-disrupt-aarti\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Muslims entered a Hindu place of worship<\/a> in Maharashtra&#8217;s Malanggad and disrupted aarti. Muslims had entered the Hahi Malang Dargah, which is regarded as a temple by a section of the Hindu community. Earlier this month, Sudarshan News had also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sudarshan-news-communalises-clash-between-muslim-groups-at-uttarakhands-jaspur-dargah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">communalised a clash between Muslim groups<\/a> in Uttarakhand&#8217;s Jaspur Dargah. A compilation on the channel&#8217;s sectarian disinformation can be read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/sudarshan-news-and-its-history-of-dangerous-communally-divisive-misinformation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudarshan TV tweeted a video claiming that three temples were vandalised in Dwarka, Delhi. &#8220;Another temple was gripped by hate,&#8221; read its tweet. (Archive Link) &#8220;\u0928\u092b\u093c\u0930\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0928\u094d\u092e\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u0906\u0902\u0927\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u091a\u092a\u0947\u091f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0906\u092f\u093e \u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u090f\u0915 \u0914\u0930 \u092e\u0928\u094d\u0926\u093f\u0930..&#8221; \u0926\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0930\u0915\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0915\u0930\u094c\u0932\u093e \u0917\u093e\u0901\u0935 \u092e\u0947 \u092a\u0935\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930 \u0928\u0935\u0930\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093f \u0915\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u0924 \u0915\u094b 3 \u092e\u0902\u0926\u093f\u0930\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u0940 \u092e\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0924\u093f\u092f\u094b\u0902 \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":90404,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[739,742],"coauthors":[669],"class_list":["post-90379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media-analysis","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-news","an_content_type-fact-check","an_content_type-media-analysis"],"blocksy_meta":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/04\/Untitled-design-30.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90379","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\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=90379"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":90406,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/90379\/revisions\/90406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=90379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=90379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=90379"},{"taxonomy":"an_content_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/an_content_type?post=90379"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=90379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}