A newspaper clipping of Mehbooba Mufti offering milk to a deity is doing rounds on social media. The title of the report reads, "Mehbooba offered prayer in the temple." While sharing this image, people on social media claimed she offered prayer in the temple recently following the repeal of Article 370 from the former state of Jammu and Kashmir.
A twitter user with the username, '@HlMeghwanshi' shared the viral photo with the caption, "https://twitter.com/pv70555/status/1627209499428929536, इनकी तो दुनिया ही बदल गई। ॐ नमः शिवाय."
[English Translation: Hey, God.!!! Modi ji, now tears come from my eyes seeing such pictures.. What did you do with this.?? As soon as Article 370 was abolished, their world changed. Om Namah Shivay.]
Various other users on Facebook and Twitter have shared the viral image with similar claims.
Viral image shows Mehbooba Mufti offering milk to a deity after the abrogation of Article 370 from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Logical Indian Fact-Check team verified the viral claim and found it to be false. The viral image is almost 6 years old.
During the initial investigation, we observed the image carefully and found that the caption of the viral graphic stated that the photo was taken in Srinagar at the Kheer Bhawani Temple, Ganderbal, Kashmir. Taking a cue from this, we conducted an open keyword search and discovered an article by "Hindustan Times" published on June 13, 2016 that included the same image as in the...
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