“Retired IAS Sachin Paul’s message to stop BJP from declaring India a Hindu nation”
What FACTLY found
We could not find any retired IAS officer with the name Sachin Paul, which implies that the viral message is attributed to a fictional officer. Moreover, secularism is intrinsic to the Constitution, and it is explicitly added to the preamble. Further the Supreme Court in many instances held that preamble forms the basic structure of the Constitution, and the Parliament could not amend the basic structure
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 2 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 4 May 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
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This check was done by FACTLY, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.