A claim about the sweets and snacks company Haldiram’s is viral on social media. As per the claim, the company is now under the control of Muslims and is owned by a Muslim individual. The elaborate message claims that Haldiram had a salt-making shop. His son Ghasi Lal later opened a namkeen (snacks) factory. Ghasi Lal’s sons Yogesh and Naresh Khandelwal sold this factory to a Muslim man. An appeal to boycott Haldiram’s has been made in the message.
A Facebook user shared the message on a group named ‘Kangna Ranaut’.
Several other Facebook pages also promoted the viral message. (Link 1, Link 2)
*शायद आपको पता नहीं है कि #हलदीराम_नमकीन अब वरतमान में #मुसलिम के अधीन है*
*इसका मालिक नरेश खणडेलवाल ने यह कमपनी एक मुसलिम को बेच दी है**हलदी राम इसके दादा थे और उनहोंने ही नमकीन बनाने का कारय किया जो कि अचछा चला तो हलदी राम के पुतर घासी लाल ने इसे फेकटरी लगा कर
— V।JAY हिंदु 100% FB Hindutva Rashtra prem (@VKGAUTAM4) April 12, 2022
Alt News performed a keyword search, but we could not find any news reports corroborating the claim about Haldiram’s being sold.
We then checked the company’s ‘About’ section which states, “Our origins can be traced back to a small namkeen shop in Bikaner founded by Ganga Bishan Agarwal (Haldiram Ji). This modest shop quickly gained popularity and scaled up to meet a booming demand for its unique-tasting bhujia. Building on this legacy, his grandson, our pioneer Mr. Shiv Kishan Agrawal steered the business towards the heights it has tasted...
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