It has been claimed that BJP leader Pramod Krishnan’s demands for reservations must stop, based on a video that shows him speaking against caste-based reservation.
Verified accounts on twitter, including @IPSinghSp tweeted “Sangh chief Dr. Mohan Bhagwat had talked about ending reservation. RSS BJP are talking about changing the constitution under the pressure of cover. Acharya Pramod Krishnan, who is close to Modi, is directly demanding the abolition of reservation. The people of the country will not tolerate such feudal thinking and our INDIA alliance will not allow it to succeed at all.” on April 27, 2024. The tweet has received an about 25.9k views on X.
संघ प्रमुख डॉ0 मोहन भागवत ने आरक्षण खत्म करने की बात की थी।
— I.P. Singh (@IPSinghSp) April 27, 2024
RSS BJP ढंके की चोट पर संविधान बदलने की बात कर रहे हैं।
मोदी के करीबी आचार्य प्रमोद कृष्णन तो सीधे सीधे आरक्षण ख़त्म करने की मांग कर रहे हैं।
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Several other accounts, including @SupriyaShrinate, @LegendEconomist, @TheIncNews, @Pawankhera, @SpiritOfCongres, @ms_medusssa, @Kalaignarnews, @TribalArmy, @ms_medusssa, @LutyensMediaIN, @Amockx2022, @mr_mayank, @SaralPatel, @Kalaignarnews, @OfficeofVidrohi, @HansrajMeena, @HansrajMeena, @LaljiVermaSP, @bhavi_kap, @luffyspeaks_, @RituChoudhryINC, @Aparna_oo7, @TheIncNews, @JyotiDevSpeaks, @newsSChaudhry, @anarkaliofara, @newsSChaudhry, @ActivistSandeep, @KanojiaPJ made the same claim that Acharya Pramod Krishnan spoke against caste-based reservation and demanded that the reservations must end. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
Indeed, this dates back to September 2023, during his tenure as a member of Congress.In February 2024, he was removed from the Congress party. The Youtube Video was uploaded on September 27, 2023. We visited The Hindu, which published an article on this on Feb 11, 2024 with the headline “Congress expels Acharya Pramod Krishnam for ‘indiscipline’, making statements against party”. The Congress on Saturday expelled Acharya Pramod Krishnam from the party for “indiscipline” and making repeated statements against the party. Krishnam, who contested in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Lucknow on a Congress ticket but lost, recently complimented Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya and chastised the Congress leadership for ignoring the event.
Check out the Youtube Video:
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating old videos of Acharya Pramod Krishnan with false claims to set their narrative to influence ongoing elections. A video that shows Acharya Pramod Krishnan speaking against caste-based reservation has been shared,claiming that BJP leader Pramod Krishnan’s demanding reservations must end. This is from September 2023, when he was a congressman.He was expelled from the Congress Party in February 2024.
Conclusion:
Claim : A video of Acharya Pramod Krishnan speaking out against caste-based quota has been uploaded, with the assertion that BJP leader Pramod Krishnan’s demand for reservations must end.
Fact : Fact is,this is from September 2023,when he was a congress member.He was expelled from the Congress party in February 2024.
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