Old video of Farooq Abdullah singing a bhajan is falsely linked to abrogation of Article 370 - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
December 27, 2021
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that Farooq Abdullah had started singing bhajans after the abrogation of Article 370. On 05 August 2019, a proposal was introduced in the Indian Parliament for the abrogation of Article 370 which ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Video of Farooq Abdullah singing a bhajan after the abrogation of Article 370.
Fact: This video of Farooq Abdullah singing a bhajan is on the internet at least since 2009 whereas Article 370 was abrogated in the year 2019. There are other instances before the abrogation of Article 370 where Farooq Abdullah could be seen singing Ram bhajans. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a 2009 YouTube video with similar visuals was found. The YouTube video uploaded on 21 September 2009 had the same visuals as the viral video from 1:36 timeframe. According to the description, Farooq Abdullah was singing a bhajan at the Jammu Satsang on 28 April 2001. Asaram Bapu can also be seen in the video (Asaram Bapu is serving life imprisonment since 2018 as he was found guilty of the rape of an underage girl, also proof that the video could not have been shot after 2018). Hence, the video is not a recent one and is on the internet at least since 2009 whereas Article 370 was abrogated in the year 2019.
The same visuals of the viral video were also found uploaded in 2018 (here and here). There are other instances before the abrogation of Article 370 where Farooq Abdullah could be seen singing Ram bhajans (here and here).
On 05 August 2019, a bill was introduced in the Indian Parliament for the abrogation of Article 370 which ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
To sum it up, an old video of Farooq Abdullah singing a bhajan is falsely linked to the abrogation of Article 370.