On November 2, Union Home Minister Amit Shah led the BJP’s ‘Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy’ march through Hyderabad, ending with a rally at Moazamjahi Market. He accused Congress and the INDIA bloc of protecting infiltrators instead of voters, claimed the SIR had flagged three crore questionable entries, challenged Rahul Gandhi to debate SIR and EVMs in Parliament, and promised a BJP government in Telangana.
In the above context, a video has gone viral on social media in which a car surrounded by a massive crowd waving flags can be seen.
The video is shared with a caption claiming it shows the moment Union Home Minister Amit Shah was protested against and chased away during the BJP’s ‘Loktantra Bachao, Arajakata Hatao’ Maha Padayatra,
The video is shared with a caption which, when translated to English, reads, “Amit Shah had gone to Telangana to protest against Rahul Gandhi, but the crowd turned the tables on him. Wherever they go, Rahul Gandhi's name and issue end up dominating. The publicity happened on its own!”
SouthCheck found that the claim is false. The viral video shows Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Khammam in 2023.
On a Google reverse image search, we found that the same video was shared by an X account on July 4, 2023, with a caption that reads, “Look at the enthusiasm of Telugu people in Khammam when Rahul Gandhi Ji was leaving after his address. Congress wave in Telangana.”
Since the video predates the viral claim, we can ascertain that the viral video is old.
Taking a hint, we searched for relevant keywords and found that on July 2, 2023, Rahul Gandhi attended the ‘Telangana Jana Garjana Sabha’ in Khammam as part of the Congress party’s campaign ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections. Rahul Gandhi also shared videos from the event on his official YouTube channel, and the Congress party issued a press release about the programme.
The event was also covered by The News Minute on July 2, 2023.
While we can’t ascertain the exact location of the video, we can ascertain that the viral video is old and unrelated to Shah’s recent rally.