Video Of A Dargah Demolition Peddled As Muslims Break Hindu Temple In Kerala

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A video of a group of men attempting to demolish a dargah in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh is being shared with a false and communal claim that a Hindu temple was demolished by Muslims in Kerala. The video is being shared with the caption when translated to English reads, "This is the situation in Kerala, where Hindus are not able to save their temples even if they want to. Karnataka is next. Secular Hindus keep sleeping and keep abusing Modi Yogi... And wait for them in your city."

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BOOM found that the religious structure is not a temple and the incident was a dispute between two Muslim groups in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, and did not involve any Communal angle. We had previously debunked the same video when it was being shared with the communal claim in October 2022. BOOM had then spoken to Guntur Police who confirmed that the structure being demolished is a dargah and not a temple. Lalapet police station circle inspector Prabhakar speaking to BOOM had stated that it was a dispute within the Muslim community about whether a mosque should be built or the structure / dargah should remain as it is. The police told BOOM while there is no tomb inside, the locals revered the place as a dargah.

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Video Of A Dargah Demolition Peddled As Muslims Break Hindu Temple In Kerala

BOOM found that the religious structure is not a temple and the incident was a dispute between two Muslim groups in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, which did not involve any communal angle.

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