A picture is rapidly going viral on social media.
In which a Hindu priest in white clothes is seen serving food to Muslims. It is being claimed that this picture is of Iftar organized at an ISKCON temple in Bangladesh, which was recently set on fire by protesters.
The caption of this viral photo on social media reads, “A few days ago, the Bangladesh ISKCON temple fed Muslims in the temple on Eid. Today, the same Muslims have burnt down the same ISKCON temple.”
However, it is true that recently an ISKCON temple was set on fire in Meherpur, Bangladesh, but the picture going viral has no connection with that incident.
When the authenticity of this photo was verified, it was found that this photo is actually from an Iftar ceremony held at the ISKCON temple in Mayapur, West Bengal in 2016. This photo was first published in an article by UCANews on July 4, 2016.
The caption of the photo in the article read, “An ISKCON monk serving sweets to Muslims during Iftar at ISKCON temple, Mayapur on June 22.” This photo is now being used on social media to make a false claim.
Yudhishthira Govinda Das, Communications Director, ISKCON India, also confirmed that the photo was taken in Mayapur, West Bengal and has no connection to the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh.
Why is there chaos in Bangladesh?
The recent High Court order in Bangladesh to restore 30 per cent job quota for descendants of freedom fighters has created serious tension in the country.
Let us tell you that in this country with a population of 170 million, about 32 million youth are unemployed. Students have demanded the abolition of this quota for the families of freedom fighters and protested widely against it.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina completely rejected this demand of the students and termed the protesting students as ‘Razakars’, citing the ongoing court proceedings.
It is noteworthy that ‘Razakars’ were the names given to those who collaborated with the Pakistani army during the 1971 independence war. His comments further incited protests, leading to demonstrations by thousands of students at Dhaka University.
This tension led to deadly and widespread civil unrest across the country, killing more than 120 people. Bangladesh’s top court eventually rolled back the controversial quota system for job applicants, but did not abolish it entirely.
At the same time, Prime Minister Hasina termed the protests as terrorist activities and directed to suppress these elements strictly. According to Bangladeshi media, Sheikh Hasina also called a meeting of the National Committee on Security Affairs.
In which Army, Navy, Air Force, Police, RAB, BGB and other top security officials participated. Seeing this attitude of the Bangladeshi government, anger flared up among the protesters, which resulted in the current situation in Bangladesh.
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