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Old video of Maratha rally in Mumbai shared as anti-hijab protest in Karnataka – Alt News

By Andrew McCollum

Amid students in Karnataka protesting against colleges barring them from wearing hijabs and burqas on campus, a video has been shared on social media that shows a huge rally of protestors marching on a flyover. It has been claimed a counter-protest was held by students in Karnataka to “protect Sanatana Dharma”.

From the Facebook page ‘100 करोड़ हिंदुओं का ग्रुप’, the video received over 64,000 views.

From the Facebook profile of one Anand Raja, the video garnered over 300 shares.

 

कर्नाटक के बच्चों को देखकर अब लगता है कि नई पौध सनातन रक्षा के लिए ज्यादा सशक्त है, हमसे ज्यादा सचेत है, हमारी भूमिका केवल इतनी ही है कि हम धर्म रक्षा के लिए बच्चों को रोके नही बल्कि प्रेरित करें।

हम लाएं हैं तूफान से कश्ती निकाल के इस देश को रखना मेरे बच्चों सम्भाल के।

???? जय श्री राम ????

Posted by आनंद राज on Tuesday, 15 February 2022

Old video from Maharashtra

Several people had shared the video in 2017.

 

⛳⛳एक मराठा लाख मराठा⛳⛳????????????हा बघा मराठ्यांचा आवाज⛳⛳

Posted by राडा तर होणारचं on Thursday, 10 August 2017

According to India Today, thousands of Marathas with saffron flags took to the streets to demand reservation in government jobs and colleges for their community. Former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had announced a slew of measures to pacify the protest.

A video of the Maratha Kranti Morcha rally in 2017 has been falsely shared as Hindu students in Karnataka taking out a march against protests sparked by the hijab ban in colleges.

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Andrew McCollum