A short video clip of Home Minister Amit Shah is being circulated on social media, falsely portraying him as showing disrespect towards Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during his speech in Parliament. In reality, the video has been deliberately cropped and shared out of context to spread misinformation. Amit Shah’s actual remarks highlighted how the Congress party frequently invokes Dr. Ambedkar’s name for political gain but fails to uphold the principles and policies he used to stand for.
Sharing the video on X (Formerly Twitter) Congress worker @SupriyaShrinate wrote, “Now it has become fashionable to chant Ambedkar Ambedkar Ambedkar. If you had chanted this many names of God, you would have attained heaven”. Amit Shah This insult to Baba Saheb can be done only by a person who hates his constitution. And whose ancestors burnt the effigies of Baba Saheb, the messiah of the oppressed and the deprived. Why do these Sanghis have so much trouble and hatred even with the name of Baba Saheb?
“अभी यह फैशन चल गया है अंबेडकर अंबेडकर अंबेडकर नाम लेने का
— Supriya Shrinate (@SupriyaShrinate) December 17, 2024
इतना नाम अगर भगवान का लेते तो स्वर्ग मिल जाता” : अमित शाह
बाबा साहेब का यह अपमान सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ वो आदमी कर सकता है जिसको उनके संविधान से चिढ़ है
और जिसके पुरखों ने शोषितों वंचितों के मसीहा बाबासाहेब के पुतले जलाये… pic.twitter.com/1CLVEJDtRi
Several other users, influencers, propagandists and political workers have also disseminated the video and made similar claims. Their posts can be seen here, @Jairam_Ramesh, @ranvijaylive, @ambedkariteIND, @siddaramaiah, @mr_mayank, @ArvindKejriwal, @INC_Television
The truth about the video of Amit Shah, Fact Check
As soon as the posts containing the video and claims came to our notice. Subsequently, we conducted research and analysis of the video and found that the video was deliberately clipped and circulated with misleading claims.
To verify the claims made by the users. We performed relevant keyword searches and found the full speech of Amit Shah on the YouTube channel of Sansad TV. During his speech, Shah highlighted how the Congress party frequently uses Dr Ambedkar’s name for political mileage but fails to implement or endorse the principles and policies he used to stand for.
Therefore, it is evident from verified sources that the viral video of Home Minister Amit Shah was clipped and shared with misleading claims.
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ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A short video clip of Home Minister Amit Shah is being circulated on social media, portraying him as showing disrespect towards Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during his speech in Parliament. In reality, the video has been deliberately cropped (1/3) pic.twitter.com/E9jUV19aYO
Intent
Influencers and political workers are circulating clipped videos of Home Minister Amit Shah to set their political narrative.
Conclusion
Fact– HM Amit Shah insulted Dr Ambedkar.
Fact – He didn’t make disrespectful remarks about Dr Ambedkar, the video has been cropped and shared with misleading claims.
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