Fact-Check: Did the Vishwa Hindu Parishad Launch Helplines for Hindus? No!

The VHP's spokesperson confirmed to The Quint that the mentioned numbers had nothing to do with them.

Social media users are sharing posts, claiming that the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has launched two helpline numbers for Hindus across India to 'complain about all kinds of jihad'.

• The claim further states that the organisation received over 85,000 complaints on the first day itself.

The Quint received queries to verify this claim on its WhatsApp tipline.

(Archived versions of more posts sharing this claim can be seen here and here.)

Is it true?: No, the claim is false, as the VHP has not shared either of these numbers as a helpline number at any point in time.

How did we find out?: A quick keyword search for 'VHP Hindu helpline' but did not find any relevant reports or announcements for it.

• We then went through their Facebook and X accounts, where we found two posts with helplines.

• The first post shared a number for Bangladeshi Hindus who may have been victimised during the attacks on minorities in August 2024, shortly after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted.

• The second post shared a long list of numbers, which were Bajrang Dal's helpline numbers for Hindus, and not the VHP's, as claimed.

Hindus under threat or victimized by jihadist forces may approach our Bajrang dal Helpline numbers or their respective areas..
Numbers for rest of the states will be released soon ..
बजरंग दल हेल्पलाइन: pic.twitter.com/lFOPDPGnX4

— Vishva Hindu Parishad -VHP (@VHPDigital) July 8, 2022

None of the numbers in these listed matched the numbers shared in the claim.

For further confirmation, we reached out to VHP's Spokesperson and Joint Secretary for the Konkan region Shriraj Nair, who confirmed to The Quint that the viral text had "nothing to do with the VHP."

Conclusion: The numbers being shared as those of the VHP's Hindu helpline have no connection to the VHP.

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