“हरियाणा में बीजेपी की खस्ता हालत देख मस्जिद का रुख करते मनोज तिवारी” (“After seeing BJP’s plight in Haryana Manoj Tiwari visits a mosque”- translation).
The above message has been shared on social media along with a video which shows BJP MP from Delhi Manoj Tiwari at a visit to a dargah.
हरियाणा में बीजेपी की खस्ता हालत देख मस्जिद का रुख करते मनोज तिवारी
Posted by Aabid Shekh on Monday, October 21, 2019
The above video, by an individual user, has been shared over 4,000 times and viewed over 120,000 times since October 21, when it was posted. From another post, it has been shared over 4200 times. The claim of Manoj Tiwari visiting a mosque after the Haryana poll result was declared, has also been posted on Twitter, with links to the video on Facebook. It may be noted that the BJP failed to secure a simple majority in the recently held assembly election in Haryana, falling marginally short.
हरियाणा में बीजेपी की खस्ता हालत देख मस्जिद का रुख करते मनोज तिवारी https://t.co/dYxEyF5Y5m
— Dr. Nitin Kumar Jain (@Nitin_kumarjain) October 22, 2019
FACT CHECK: VIDEO FROM 2018
Alt News found that the video doing the rounds on social media is of 2018, and in no way pertains to a visit post the Haryana assembly election of 2019.
The video was posted on the official Facebook page of Manoj Tiwari on June 14, 2018, with the words, “बाबा निज़ामुद्दीन औलिया, दिल्ली के दरबार में मत्था टेका.. इफ़्तार में भाग लिया … लोगों को फल बाँटे.. देश की तरक़्क़ी व दिल्ली की ख़ुशियों के लिए दुआ माँगी.. बहुत प्यार भी मिला ज़िनलोगों ने न्योता दिया था उनसे भी, जो दरबार में आए थे मिले उनसे भी.. -मनोज तिवारी” (“Paid homage at the darbar of Baba Nizamuddin Auliya…took part in iftar…distributed fruits…prayed for the prosperity of the country and the happiness of Delhi.. received a lot of love from those who had invited me, and from those who met at the darbar- Manoj Tiwari”).
बाबा निज़ामुद्दीन औलिया, दिल्ली के दरबार में मत्था टेका.. इफ़्तार में भाग लिया … लोगों को फल बाँटे.. देश की तरक़्क़ी व दिल्ली की ख़ुशियों के लिए दुआ माँगी.. बहुत प्यार भी मिला ज़िनलोगों ने न्योता दिया था उनसे भी, जो दरबार में आए थे मिले उनसे भी.. -मनोज तिवारी
Posted by Manoj Tiwari ‘Mridul’ on Thursday, June 14, 2018
The BJP MP had also posted pictures of his visit on his Twitter account.
बाबा निज़ामुद्दीन औलिया के दरबार में आपका मनोज तिवारी… https://t.co/obNAJg43qT pic.twitter.com/WCd5VS4r9U
— Manoj Tiwari (@ManojTiwariMP) June 14, 2018
A video of Manoj Tiwari visiting the Nizamuddin dargah in Delhi in June 2018, has been shared as a recent visit to the mosque following the less than spectacular performance of the BJP in the Haryana assembly election.
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