A post is being shared on social media (here, here, and here) with a claim that Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri (Bageshwar Dham Sarkar), the Peethadheeshwar of Bageshwar Dham of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh, has been invited to Dubai to teach Ram Katha, and supposedly, a four-day holiday from 22 May 2024 to 26 May 2024 has been declared in Dubai for this occasion. Let’s verify the authenticity of this claim through this fact-check.
Claim: A four-day holiday has been declared in Dubai on the occasion of the Ram Katha event by Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri (Bageshwar Dham Sarkar).
Fact: Dhirendra Krishna Shastri visited Dubai at the invitation of Dr. Bu Abdullah, a prominent businessman, to participate in a two-day spiritual event called ‘In Peace We Believe’ at the World Trade Centre in Dubai during May 2024. This is a private event. The Dubai government has not announced any holidays on the occasion of this event. Hence, the claim made in the post is Misleading.
An internet search with relevant keywords led us to several news articles (here, here, and here) reporting Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s visit to Dubai. According to these articles, Bageshwar Dham Peeth chief, Dhirendra Sastri was invited to attend a spiritual program in Dubai by Dr. Bu Abdullah, a prominent businessman. A two-day event was held in Dubai from May 24 to 25, where he narrated Hanuman Katha. Dr. Abdullah mentioned that the event is called ‘In Peace We Believe’, and said that it is going to be a spiritual program in UAE about the importance of peace and coexistence. The same information can be seen in tweets shared by Bageshwar Dham Sarkar and Dr. Bu Abdullah.
Various scenes from this program featuring Krishna Shastri can be seen here and here. However, none of the news articles about this event reported that the Dubai government declared holidays on this occasion.
Furthermore, the United Arab Emirates’ official calendar shows no holidays were declared in Dubai from May 22 to 26. This confirms that the Dubai government has not issued any holiday for Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s event.
To sum up, the Dubai government has not announced any holiday for Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s event.
