“Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan said that Muslims will boycott Vande Mataram as Secularism and Patriotism are forbidden in Islam.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 27 Oct 2025.
FACTLY rated thisFALSE
What FACTLY found
The statement has been circulating online since 2013. Azam Khan had filed written complaints with the police the multiple items about this. He denied making this remark and clarified that such a statement was being falsely attributed to him.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 27 October 2025. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 6 November 2025, 10 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
Where the claim appeared
- Facebook posthttps://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=847824661063760
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