Archive · 12 Jan 2026
Old Video Misrepresented as Recent RSS Rally
A video showing a rally with heavy police presence is being shared on social media.
People are saying it shows a recent event by the RSS in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
However, this video is actually from an older event.
It's being shared to talk about a court order that allowed the RSS to light lamps during the Karthigai Deepam festival.
But the video doesn't show a recent event; it's from an earlier time.
A video of an RSS rally with heavy police presence is being shared as a recent event.
The video is actually from an older event, not recent.
It is being misrepresented in relation to a court order for Karthigai Deepam festival.
The claim is about a route march by the RSS in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu.
The video does not show a recent march as claimed.
- Who
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- What
- Misrepresentation of an old video as a recent rally
- When
- Not specified (video is old)
- Where
- Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Why
- To claim it shows a recent march after a court order
- Organization
- Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)
- Claim
- Video shows recent RSS rally in Tiruvannamalai
- Actual Event
- Video is from an older event, not recent
- Location
- Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Context
- Misrepresented in relation to Karthigai Deepam festival