“Video of an elected MP in Karnataka humiliating a Hindu priest and stopping a bhoomi pooja for conducting the ceremony as per Hindu customs”
What FACTLY found
The video shared in the post is from Tamil Nadu, not from Karnataka. The video shows Dharmapuri Lok Sabha MP S. Senthil Kumar objecting to bhoomi pooja for a lake restoration project by a priest and questioning a government official whether he was aware that a government function should not be held in such a manner involving prayers of only particular religion. Dharmapuri MP questioned the government official why they did not invite the Church father, the Imam and atheists to the stone laying...
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 23 May 2023. FACTLY (India) looked into it and published its finding on 25 May 2023, 2 days later. Its rating was “FALSE”.
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