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India vs Australia: Police deny claim that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ video is from Hyderabad match

Many users on social media claimed that the video was shot at the Rajiv Gandhi stadium in Hyderabad. However, it should be noted that a user posted the same video a day earlier claiming it to be from the second game played in Nagpur.

Ajay Tomar

Published Sep 26, 2022 | 5:53 PM ⚊ Updated Sep 26, 2022 | 5:53 PM

The cops added that action will be taken against those spreading this misinformation. (Screengrab)

The cops added that action will be taken against those spreading this misinformation. (Screengrab)

The Rachakonda Police has debunked claims that a video showing fans chanting “Jai Shri Ram’ was from the final India-Australia T-20 played at the Rajiv Gandhi International cricket stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday, 25 September.

The video was shared by many after the match and went viral on social media.

In the video, supporters can be seen dancing and chanting “Bharat ka bacha baccha bolega, Jai Jai Shri ram bolega (Every child in India will hail lord ram)”.

The chants are part of a Bhojpuri song from a 2018 album which was reportedly played in the stands during the 2nd India-Australia T-20 match at the Vidarbha Cricket Stadium in Nagpur on 23 September.

Here is a tweet posted on social media platform Twitter claiming the video to be from the game in Hyderabad:

‘False propaganda’

Reacting to the social media claims, the Rachakonda police said that such attempts would tarnish the image of Hyderabad.

The cops added that action would be taken against those spreading such misinformation.

“This is incorrect. It didn’t happen in Hyderabad Stadium. Such false propaganda brings down the image of Hyderabad. Suitable action will be taken against the persons doing such false propaganda, misguiding the people,” the police said in its response to a video on Twitter.

Same video posted a day earlier

The very same video was posted by a Twitter user on 24 September.

The tweet claimed that the clip was from the second T-20 match played on 23 September between India and Australia at the Vidharbha Cricket Association (VCA) stadium in Nagpur.

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