{"id":98815,"date":"2021-07-21T19:30:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=98815"},"modified":"2021-07-21T19:30:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-21T14:00:10","slug":"fact-check-amul-fired-1-38-lakh-workers-beef-eating-false-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fact-check-amul-fired-1-38-lakh-workers-beef-eating-false-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"No, Amul has not fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A claim that Amul owner Anand Seth recently fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef is viral on social media. Facebook user Shri Radhe Krishna shared the claim on three Facebook groups: &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/c\/Users\/Alt%20NEWS\/Desktop\/2021-07-17%2014_43_29-(6)%20Facebook.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0915\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u094d\u092e\u0943\u0924\u093f \u0908\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u2013 \u0905\u092e\u0947\u0920\u0940 \u0938\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0926\u2019 (<\/a>Union Minister Smriti Irani &#8211; Amethi MP), &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/778159195924634\/posts\/1077733792633838\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kangana Ranaut fans.(Actor)<\/a>&#8216;, and &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/336501610593080\/posts\/832954004281169\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u2013 \u092f\u094b\u0917\u0940 \u0906\u0926\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f\u0928\u093e\u0925 \u091c\u0940<\/a>\u2019 (Chief Minister &#8211; Yogi Adityanath ji). These posts amassed thousands of likes at the time of writing.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-98815 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\/fact-check-amul-fired-1-38-lakh-workers-beef-eating-false-claim\/1-86\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"684\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1.png 684w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/1-248x300.png 248w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-amul-fired-1-38-lakh-workers-beef-eating-false-claim\/2-76\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"749\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2.png 749w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/2-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/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\/fact-check-amul-fired-1-38-lakh-workers-beef-eating-false-claim\/3-66\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-4.jpeg 677w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/3-4-300x272.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>BJP supporter Yuvika Sharma also tweeted the claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210717091631\/https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/responsive-web\/client-web\/ondemand.Dropdown.a11cf515.js\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u092e\u0942\u0932 \u0926\u0942\u0927 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u093e\u0932\u093f\u0915 \u0906\u0928\u0902\u0926 \u0938\u0947\u0920 \u0928\u0947 1 \u0932\u093e\u0916 38 \u0939\u091c\u093e\u0930 \u0917\u093e\u092f \u0915\u093e \u092e\u093e\u0902\u0938 \u0916\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u0935\u093e\u0932\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0928\u094c\u0915\u0930\u0940 \u0938\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0932\u093e !!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude4f \u091c\u092f \u0917\u094c\u092e\u093e\u0924\u093e \ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yuvika Sharma (@Theyuvikash) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Theyuvikash\/status\/1413149451418357761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Several other users promoted the claim on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A7%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%201%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%2038%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87&amp;sde=AboBFnEeiuco2Pl9qd6XRL7oTtkXt3mcjWtsSrvnJDfakRHXoj48MrENUZ7WbPf2vCGZtODz1CpZkxr3uAmh3zMYqRvdK4Qss7lr9zYqNAdPGDql-gIRfgxa7_nCLISm_eIIWln14i0iytvB8aCaeoZyl77B8UzSKHzJMcOm_R7-IE6cFX9dzSG-QXQCqkPVBq0qIn9kUbe0rxoqQJX4d5Kl2Idk0d9LCHh1mW7tyJhrjPWZKHhd9gpJPVNzz91BKcNC2zLSlk2Sqf8HrvF-kS3aQ_iD319toBA37TnKnZnyRQtgHLJQ_PqShqOO7W9INjxeV9OFDCG1CYpQjfUTEk8HEnFlQ5_laUJNEVIXy1W3BJciTGEKxRFKsykSsNp3ToSxsk0MOYQibf7yRJzdS5YU7N4I0dYQR5CpaMu44qEJIsoMWUNogSVBww5NHnMpoUmUiTUDrgHhug70cdz8Bqih5PAe6N62lzyFZCnuHvRQppqPtldgvAEMtOHP2tOADiKcaodbxXKD5o4fXSgXrKjtqptFwQVuLPRH_Qt5ODfyvqA5BzQ3BF_rfUB6ZIa0cZ-pbLwRH86c5ht5VBCTreThm5UUVJbfxd4zShTFAWC358ZnrPb0Zm9uHuCLsW7N2NU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%A7%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A0%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%201%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96%2038%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"453\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3.png 453w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-3-171x300.png 171w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 453px) 100vw, 453px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>Amul is not owned by one individual but <a href=\"https:\/\/amul.com\/m\/organisation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">operated<\/a> by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Federation Limited (GCMMF), the apex organisation of the Dairy Cooperative of Gujarat popularly known as &#8216;Amul&#8217;. Since it is a cooperative, it cannot be owned by one person. We also did not find the mention of anyone named &#8216;Anand Seth&#8217; on the company website. Shamalbhai B Patel is the chairman of GCMMF, while Valamjibhai R Humbal is serving as vice-chairman and RS Sodhi is the managing director. GCMMF was established in 1973. The Amul headquarters are located in Anand, Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-98818 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-4.png 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-4-300x199.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/07\/word-image-4-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There are also no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87+1+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%96+38+%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%82+%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B+%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE&amp;sxsrf=ALeKk03JFlPEO9hA_hY4ZAHvmrJ3vOBz5w:1626513597635&amp;source=lnms&amp;tbm=nws&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjU6tWp4-nxAhUGT30KHUi_Dm0Q_AUoA3oECAEQBQ&amp;biw=1280&amp;bih=609\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media reports corroborating<\/a> the viral message.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/hindi\/india-57835492\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reached out to Amul MD RS Sodhi who clarified, &#8220;We don&#8217;t know how this kind of news is being circulated. We have not fired any of our employees in the last two years because our business is growing. Even if we do terminate someone, it is never based on religious reasons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sodhi also told the outlet that Amul factories employ around 16,000 to 17,000 people. He stated that employees are selected based on merit, and not their socio-religious background.<\/p>\n<p>To sum it up, the claim on social media that the Amul company has fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef is completely false.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A claim that Amul owner Anand Seth recently fired 1.38 lakh employees who consume beef is viral on social media. 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