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      No, This Is Not A Photo Of Rahul Gandhi With Muskan Khan From Karnataka

      BOOM found that the woman in the viral photo is Amba Prasad, Congress MLA from Barkagaon in Jharkhand.

      By - Anmol Alphonso |
      Published -  12 Feb 2022 1:15 PM IST
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      No, This Is Not A Photo Of Rahul Gandhi With Muskan Khan From Karnataka

      A photo of a woman wearing a Congress party shawl posing with Rahul Gandhi is being shared on social media as Muskan Khan - the burqa wearing Muslim student who stood up against a group of boys wearing saffron scarves and chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' in Karnataka recently.

      However, BOOM found that the woman in the viral photo standing with Gandhi is Amba Prasad, Congress MLA from Barkagaon in Jharkhand.

      The ongoing Hijab controversy in Karnataka sparked off violence and protests in the state as students with saffron shawls protesting against Muslim girls wearing hijab in educational institutions on January 8, 2022. A video of Khan walking alone while being heckled by a group of boys wearing saffron shawls and chanting 'Jai Shri Ram', and she in response chanting 'Allah-hu-Akbar' against the group, outside PES college in Mandya, Karnataka had gone viral that day.

      #KarnatakaHijabRow when a #hijabi student arrives at PES college in #Mandya. She gets heckled by students wearing #saffronshawls chanting #JaiSriRam. She raises her hand says "#AllahuAkbar befor being escorted by college staff. Video courtesy: Digvijaya News. #Karnataka pic.twitter.com/l17IL095Bv

      — Imran Khan (@KeypadGuerilla) February 8, 2022

      Also Read: How Right-Wing Group Hindu Jagarana Vedike Mobilised Students With Saffron Attire

      The viral photo is being shared with the caption which translates to, "Karnataka's hijab girl is with Rahul Gandhi, Is he Pappu or a conspirator"


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      The photo is also being shared widely on Facebook with the false claim.


      Also Read: Karnataka Hijab Row: No, This Is Not A Photo Of Student Muskan Khan

      FACT-CHECK

      BOOM found that the woman in the viral photo is Amba Prasad, Congress MLA from Barkagaon in Jharkhand, and not student Muskan Khan from Mandya, Karnataka.

      Prasad had rubbished the viral claim confirming that she is the woman in the viral photo by quote tweeting a tweet falsely hinting that the woman in the photo is Khan.

      "This is me, Barkagaon MLA from the Congress party. An attempt is being made to spread discord by calling this the photo the burqa girl in Karnataka, so let me tell you that in our party we respect everyone's rights. Be it saffron clothes or hijab."

      यह मैं हूं।@INCIndia पार्टी से बड़कागांव की विधायक।

      इस फोटो को कर्नाटक की बुर्का वाली लड़की कहकर कलह फैलाने की कोशिश की जा रही तो बता दूं हमारी पार्टी में सबको सम्मान और अधिकार है।भगवा वस्त्र हो या हिजाब।@JharkhandPolice कृपया ऐसे ट्वीट पर फेक कमेंट वालों पर कार्रवाई करें। https://t.co/vU1CnnLBMn

      — Amba Prasad (@AmbaPrasadINC) February 10, 2022

      Additionally, Prasad had posted the same photo on February 8, 2022, when she along with other Congress MLA's from Jharkhand had met Rahul Gandhi.

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      A post shared by अम्बा प्रसाद (@ambaprasad_inc)

      BOOM has previously fact-checked other unrelated photos of a JDS Karnataka party member being misidentified as Khan.

      Also Read: Another Image Of JDS' Najma Nazeer Viral As Burqa-Clad Protestor Muskan


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      Fake NewsFact CheckAmba PrasadRahul GandhiBarkagaonJharkhandMuskan KhanKarnatakaviralHijabIndian National Congress (INC)
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      Claim :   Photo shows Karnataka Muslim student Muskan Khan with Rahul Gandhi
      Claimed By :  Facebook Posts
      Fact Check :  False
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