Muslim Couple Marries Off Hindu Foster Daughter, Pic Viral With Misleading Claim

(Hindi: केरल मे मुस्लिम माता पिता ने अपनी बेटी की शादी एक #सनातनी लड़के से करा दी...बेटी #हिन्दू_घर मे सुरक्षित रहेगी..!! #जय_श्री_राम)

Two such posts are archived here and here.

The image has been shared with similar captions on Facebook.

The picture is viral on Twitter with similar claims.

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Fact Check

BOOM did a reverse image search and found that the photo was used in an article published in Times of India on February 18, 2020 under the headline 'Kerala: Muslim man marries off his Hindu foster daughter'.

The Times of India report states that Abdulla Abdurahiman from Melparamba, Kasaragod in Kerala had adopted Rajeshwari when she was ten-years-old. Rajeshwari had lost her parents, both farm labourers from Tamil Nadu.

According to a report published in Matrubhumi on February 17, 2020, Rajeshwari's father was 'a regular worker at Abdulla's residence and farmland at Kunnariyam' and hence she was close to the family since childhood.

The report further states that since Rajeshwari's husband Vishnu's family demanded that the wedding be carried out at a temple, the families chose 'Manyottu temple in Kanhangad where people from all religions are allowed'.

Rajeshwari tied the knot with Vishnu Prasad at the temple on February 16 in the presence of family and friends belonging to both Hindu and Muslim communities, reported India Today.

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