A video of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from a public event is being circulated with a claim that she recently said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) creates drama if a temple of Lord Shiva is demolished.
Who shared it?: The official X (formerly Twitter) handles of BJP West Bengal and BJP IT department's head, Amit Malviya, shared the viral clip criticising the West Bengal CM for her remarks.
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Is this claim true?: No, the video has clipped to mislead the viewers. A longer version showed Banerjee taking a dig at the BJP for demolishing temples while building the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
What led us to the truth?: We went through the Facebook account of CM Mamata Banerjee and found the longer version of her public address uploaded on 28 March.
Its caption loosely translates to, "Public meeting at Khandra Football Ground in Raniganj."
At around the 11:17 timestamp, she was heard making the same statement as heard in the viral video.
"Friends, when one Shiv Mandir is demolished, the BJP makes such a big deal out of it. I am not saying that demolishing it is the right thing to do. But how many temples did they break when they were building Kashi Vishwanath temple? They had broken down the Kali Bari in Delhi. "West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee
She then goes on to accuse the BJP of breaking out people’s businesses.
It made it clear that the full context of Banerjee's statement was not included in the viral claim, thus rendering it misleading.
Conclusion: It is evident that the video has been clipped and is being shared to mislead the viewers.
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