Six students of Government PU College for Girls in Udupi, Karnataka were prevented from attending classes wearing hijab in December 2021. This triggered a massive row and eventually led to a group of students sporting saffron scarves demanding a ban on hijab.
In the above context, a video and photograph is being widely shared on social media in which Bollywood actor Rakhi Sawant can be seen wearing a hijab. The video/image is shared with a caption hinting that she wore hijab after the controversy. The video/image is shared with a caption that reads, “राखी सांवत जैसी कलाकार भी हिजाब के समर्थन में आगयी है…” (English translation, “Artists like Rakhi Sawant has also come out in favour of hijab.”)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile did a fact-check and found the claim misleading.
On searching with the keyword, ‘Rakhi in hijab’, we found her video in hijab uploaded on Viralbollywood YouTube channel on August 30, 2021, long before the hijab row exploded. The video was shared with a caption that read, “Rakhi Sawant arrives in Hijab at Gym.”
Another YouTube channel, Movie Telly had also uploaded Rakhi Sawant’s video on August 31, 2021, with a description that read, “Glamorous Rakhi Sawant Wear Weird Hijab Showing Toned Body at Gym.”
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