This video of Ashok Gehlot explaining the abbreviation for ‘RAM’ is being shared without full context - FACTLY
Sai Krishna Muthyanolla
June 3, 2022
A video through a post is being widely shared on social media claiming that Ashok Gehlot had said, ‘Ra’ in ‘Ram’ stands for Ram and ‘M’ stands for Mohammad. Let us fact-check the video.
Claim: Ashok Gehlot says ‘Ra’ in ‘Ram’ stands for Ram and ‘M’ stands for Mohammad.
Fact: Ashok Gehlot quoted the words of Dariyavji Maharaj of Ramsnehi Sect, a religious/spiritual sect in Rajasthan. Ashok Gehlot said, “Dariyavji Maharaj had said that ‘Ra’ in ‘Ram’ means Ram and the ‘M’ means Mohammad.” The video was edited without giving the full context. On 28 May 2022, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressed a gathering at the International Ramsnehi Sampradaya Shri Dariyav Peeth, Ren; and commended the Ramsnehi Sampradaya Peeth as an example of communal harmony. Hence, the claim made in the post is MISLEADING.
When reverse image search is done on the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found on the official YouTube channel of Ashok Gehlot. At 41:25 timeframe, the YouTube video was cut, to make this 11-second viral video. However, the full context of the viral video was missing. Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot quoted the Dariyavji Maharaj, it was not his words.
At 41:23 timeframe, Ashok Gehlot, taking a paper in his hands, says, “Dariyavji Maharaj had said that ‘Ra’ in ‘Ram’ means Ram and the ‘M’ means Mohammad.”
On 28 May 2022, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressed a gathering at the International Ramsnehi Sampradaya Shri Dariyav Peeth, Ren; a function organised by the Ramsnehi sect, a religious sect in Rajasthan. The CM talked about the growing polarisation in the country and assured that his government will not allow communal tension and riots in Rajasthan; and develop the state further. Ashok Gehlot even said that Dariyavji Maharaj, who propagated the devotion of Ram, used to stay in that place, and he was a symbol of Hindu-Muslim unity.
To sum it up, this video of Ashok Gehlot giving an abbreviation for ‘Ram’ is shared without full context.