A set of images is going viral across social media, claiming that it shows people breaking their fast during an ‘iftar party’ at Presidency University, Kolkata. Social media users have alleged that the party was organised in an educational institution where the celebration of Saraswati Puja was allegedly not allowed.
As per a report by ETV Bharat dated January 26, 2023, titled, Presidency University Saraswati Pujo: Pujo cannot be done inside the campus', the institution had not permitted the celebration of Saraswati Puja or any other festival within the college campus 'to uphold the secular values of educational institutions'. As per the report, the puja was held outside the campus gates.
'Organiser' shared an article in a tweet. The article contains two viral images which show a person clicking a selfie of people breaking their fast while the other shows people sitting in lines and participating in a feast.
Organiser Weekly shared the images with the claim, “Secularism of Kolkata’s Presidency University: Allows grand Iftar party but never gives permission for Saraswati puja.”
The images are viral, with similar claims across social media.
We conducted a reverse image search on the viral image and came across a post by Facebook user ‘IrFan SadiQue’ uploaded on April 5, 2023. The post is captioned, “Iftar at Dawat, Eden Hindu Hostel, (Presidency University)."
We then conducted a keyword search on Google Maps regarding the location of Eden Hindu Hostel...
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