Fri Dec 05 2025 12:47:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Fact Check: Viral Video Misleadingly Shared as Protest Against 'Udaipur Files'; Actually Shows April 2025 Rally
Delhi High Court stayed the release of Udaipur Files, a film based on the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The film was
Claim :
Viral video shows people protesting against the soon-to-be-released movie – Udaipur FilesFact :
The video was shot in April 2025, showing a demonstration against the Waqf Bill in Tamil Nadu.
Delhi High Court stayed the release of Udaipur Files, a film based on the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal. The film was scheduled for release on July 10, 2025. A bench of Chief Justice D.K. Upadhyay and Justice Anish Dayal asked the petitioner, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani, to approach the Centre within two days to seek cancellation of the film’s CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) certificate, clarifying that the stay will be in effect until the government’s decision on the interim plea. Maulana Arshad Madani filed a petition seeking a permanent ban on the release of the film, as it promotes hate speech, targets a particular community, and could incite communal tensions.
Meanwhile, a video is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows a massive protest carried out by the Muslim community and will incite communal tensions. The video shows people taking a rally and shouting Islamic slogans. The text ‘Boycott Udaipur Files’ is added at the top of the video.
Here is the archive link of the claim.
Fact Check:
The claim is Misleading. The viral video is not related to the movie Udaipur Files. It shows a rally held in Tamil Nadu in April 2025.
When we extracted keyframes from the viral video and checked the banner seen in the video, we found that the banner written in Tamil states: ‘Protest in Krishnagiri Town demanding withdrawal of Waqf Amendment Bill and condemning the BJP government.’
Then we performed a reverse image search and found older versions of the video on social media. A YouTube video shared by a channel named JS Vlog on April 14, 2025, with the title ‘Waqf bill protest, Rejected bill Krishnagiri district protest’
A Facebook page named Krishnagiri Officials also shared the viral video with the caption Waqf bill protest in Krishnagiri. Krishnagiri District All Jamaath and District Ulemas Federation organised a massive protest opposing the passing of the Waqf Amendment Act here in Krishnagiri.
According to news reports, Krishnagiri District All Jamaath and District Ulemas Federation organised a massive protest opposing the passing of the Waqf Amendment Act here in Krishnagiri. Thousands of protesters, led by Indian Union Muslim League leader Kadher Moideen, slammed the BJP-led Union Government for passing the Waqf Amendment Bill. Thousands of protesters, led by Indian Union Muslim League leader K.M. Kadher Moideen, slammed the BJP-led Union Government for passing the Waqf Board Amendment Bill despite the opposition parties and the Muslim community being against it.
Some fact-checking organisations debunked the claim and have proven that the viral video is not related to the Udaipur Files movie.
Hence, the viral video is not related to the soon-to-be-released Udaipur Files. It shows the protest by the Muslim community against the Waqf Amendment Bill in April 2025. The claim is Misleading.
Claim : Viral video shows people protesting against the soon-to-be-released movie – Udaipur Files
Claimed By : Social media users
Claim Reviewed By : Telugupost Fact Check
Claim Source : Social Media
Fact Check : Misleading
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