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  • 2021-01-28 (xsd:date)
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  • Video misleads on Islamic prayer played at India’s Republic Day parade (en)
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  • A video circulating online shows a replica of Delhi’s historic Red Fort at India's Republic Day parade in January 2021 while the Islamic call to prayer plays in the background. The clip was shared alongside a claim that the Delhi float only celebrated Islam. But the video has been misleadingly edited: in a longer version of the video, prayers for other religions, not just Islam, can be heard. Floats representing shrines from religions other than Islam can also be seen at the parade. The clip was published on Facebook here on January 26, 2021. Screenshot of misleading Facebook post A replica of the iconic rampart of Delhi's Red Fort is seen passing by with the sound of the Islamic prayer call - ​​​Allahu Akbar - in the background. The Delhi Govt of Arvind Kejriwal has a tableau on Republic Day with AllahHuAkbar. Telling all the kaffirs that they're worshipping false gods. Sultano ki Delhi, the caption reads. Arvind Kejriwal is the chief minister of the Delhi state. Sultano ki Delhi, meaning Sultans’ Delhi appears to be a reference to the Islamic empire that ruled Delhi and much of India between the 13th and 16th century. The clipped video was also shared on Twitter by Indian film actress Kangana Ranaut here and columnist Shefali Vaidya here . Delhi is neither secular nor tolerant. It’s been made clear with its very in-your-face tableau, which only belongs to Badshah [Mughal king], Ranaut wrote. Well in that case time to claim it. Hail India. WTF, HOW dare they play that wail at the Republic Day Parade? Vaidya tweeted. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal -- a vocal opponent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party -- has often been falsely accused of unfairly favouring the Muslim community, as reported by AFP Fact Check here . The clip was also shared alongside a similar claim on Facebook here , here , here ; and on Twitter here , here and here . The clip, however, has been misleadingly edited. A logo for India’s state-run broadcaster Doordarshan can be seen in the top left-hand corner of the screen. A keyword search found the full video of the floats, known as tableaus, representing Indian states at the 72nd Republic Day parade, published here on the Doordarshan's YouTube channel on January 26, 2021. A closer analysis of the video found the Red Fort tableau, representing Delhi, passes through soon after the tableau for its neighbour, Uttra Pradesh’s tableau. This occurs at the video's 15-minute 50-second mark. The two tableaus are proceeded by the tableau for the southern Indian state of Karnataka. From Uttar Pradesh, we move to its neighbour, Delhi, a woman narrating the broadcast says as the float passes through the parade to music and Islamic and Sikh prayers. Its theme: Shahjahanabad - redevelopment project, she says. The tableau reimagined inclusive streets with open public plazas, safe cycle lanes and accessible walkways. It disperse the sounds of prayer from diverse places of worship in the area. Replicas of different religious shrines - the Mosque (1), Sikh Gurdwara (2), Church (3) and Hindu Temple (4) - are also carved onto the tableau as seen in the screenshot below: Screenshot of YouTube video showing Delhi's tableau The full event was also broadcast live on the verified YouTube channels of Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and here respectively. The Delhi tableau can be seen at the 01:23:03 mark to 01:24:20 mark and the 01:55:15 mark to the 01:55:32 mark of these videos respectively. (en)
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