“Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi issued an order to set up a chair at the university level for the study of the Bible, but hasn’t promoted any Hindu holy texts like Gita”
What FACTLY found
Recently, during a state-level Christian event, Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi announced setting up a chair at the university level for the study of the Bible. But in November 2021, Charanjit Singh Channi made a similar announcement about setting up a research centre on the holy texts Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita. Charanjit Singh Channi even promised that he would learn Sanskrit and will do a doctorate on the Mahabharata. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi is a Dalit belonging to t...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 18 December 2021. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 22 December 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “MISLEADING”.
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