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False: Nepali man tonsured in Varanasi and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.'

By: Archana Naresh

August 14 2020

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False: Nepali man tonsured in Varanasi and forced to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.'

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Initially, media reports said a Nepali man was tonsured and made to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.' UP police. Later said he was a local paid to do the stunt.

Initially, media reports said a Nepali man was tonsured and made to chant 'Jai Shri Ram.' UP police. Later said he was a local paid to do the stunt.On July 17, 2020, Arun Pathak, the convenor of the Vishwa Hindu Sena, shared a video on his Facebook profile that went viral. In the video, an unidentified shirtless man can be seen seated cross-legged near a river. His head is tonsured, and he is being forced to shout 'Jai Shri Ram' and recite slogans against the Nepal Prime Minister K.P. Oli. Speaking in Nepali, the man is also made to chant praises for India- for providing livelihood opportunities to citizens from Nepal. The video showed the words 'Jai Shri Ram' written on his scalp. This video surfaced days after the Prime Minister of Nepals' statement about 'real Ayodhya' being in Nepal and not in Uttar Pradesh stirred controversy. In his Facebook post, Pathak justified his actions and urged his followers to write 'Jai Shri Ram' on other Nepalis' scalp. Nepal's envoy to India Nilamber Acharya spoke about the issue with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who assured him of firm action. On July 18, the Varanasi police said the man, who was tonsured, was in-fact a local who had been paid Rs 1,000 by the Vishwa Hindu Sena to feature in the video. The police verified his identity through his Aadhar and voter ID card. He is a resident of Varanasi.

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