There is a short video purporting to be of RSS president Mohan Bhagwat saying, “We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly.”
@DabangYogi tweeted “We people of the Sangh oppose reservation from within, but cannot say it openly…!!!! :- Sangh Chief (Mohan Bhagwat)” on May 14, 2024. The tweet has received an about 63.6k views on X.
हम संघ वाले अंदर-अंदर से आरक्षण का विरोध करते हैं, लेकिन बाहर आ के बोल नहीं सकते…!!!!
— JAK 😎 (@DabangYogi) May 14, 2024
:- संघ प्रमुख (मोहन भागवत) pic.twitter.com/rkgSpKOIsD
Several other accounts, including @professor_lalu, @iamAKstalin, @amrendra566, @riskyyadav41, @nky9675444646, @Rajshree_yadav_, @_GandhiTalks made the same claim that RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat stated, “We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly”. The archive can be read from above.
What is the Actual Truth About this Incident? : Fact
The truth is that this footage was clipped or cropped. In the whole video, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat states, “A video is being circulated that RSS is against reservation, and we cannot speak about this outside. Now, this is completely false. The Sangh has supported all reservations as per the Constitution since the beginning”. So, the claim that “We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly,” was stated by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is not true at all.
@ANI tweeted “#WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says, “A video is being circulated that RSS is against reservation and we cannot speak about this outside. Now this is completely false. The Sangh has been supporting all reservations as per the Constitution since the beginning…”” on April 28, 2024.
#WATCH | Hyderabad, Telangana: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says, "A video is being circulated that RSS is against reservation and we cannot speak about this outside. Now this is completely false. The Sangh has been supporting all reservations as per the Constitution since the… https://t.co/lGju5pukHj pic.twitter.com/crS5FORdv1
— ANI (@ANI) April 28, 2024
D-Intent’s Fact-Checking Results:
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— D-Intent Data (@dintentdata) May 14, 2024
ANALYSIS: Misleading
FACT: A short video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is being circulated claiming that he said, " We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly". The fact is that this video is cropped. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/aMvzEWLC1q
Intent:
Political influencers are circulating cropped Video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to set their propaganda to influence the ongoing general elections. A short video of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is being circulated claiming that he said, ” We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly”. In actual, he stated “A video is being circulated that RSS is against reservation, and we cannot speak about this outside. Now, this is completely false. The Sangh has supported all reservations as per the Constitution since the beginning”.
Conclusion:
Claim : “We people of RSS oppose reservation from within but cannot express it openly,” according to a brief video purportedly featuring RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat is doing the rounds.
Fact : The fact is that this video is cropped. In the full video, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says, “A video is being circulated that RSS is against reservation, and we cannot speak about this outside. Now, this is completely false. The Sangh has supported all reservations as per the Constitution since the beginning”.
