{"id":203,"date":"2020-11-28T09:04:46","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T09:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiofree.org\/?p=127587"},"modified":"2020-11-28T09:04:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T09:04:46","slug":"video-of-funeral-procession-of-mns-leader-viral-as-congress-leader-ahmed-patels-last-rites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/11\/28\/video-of-funeral-procession-of-mns-leader-viral-as-congress-leader-ahmed-patels-last-rites\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of funeral procession of MNS leader viral as Congress leader Ahmed Patel\u2019s last rites"},"content":{"rendered":"

On November 25, Indian National Congress leader Ahmed Patel passed away in New Delhi. As per The Hindu<\/a>, the cause of death was multiple organ failure, a month after he was tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n

In the backdrop of this, several social media users<\/a> have posted a video with the claim that it shows the funeral procession of Patel.<\/p>\n

Alt News received several requests to authenticate this claim on our WhatsApp helpline (+917600011160) and on our official Android application. The video is shared on social media along with English, Hindi and Gujarati text that highlight the fact COVID-19 guidelines were not followed.<\/p>\n

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This video was uploaded by a Facebook user on November 27.<\/p>\n

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Posted by Kamlesh Rajput<\/a> on Thursday, 26 November 2020<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

On November 26, Gujarat-based news outlets Khabar Ce<\/a> (archived link<\/a>) and Loktej<\/a> (archived link<\/a>) used a screenshot from the viral video as the featured image of their reports.<\/p>\n

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In order to authenticate the video, we looked for media reports about Patel\u2019s funeral. The Hindu<\/a> reported that Patel was laid to rest on November 26 next to his parents\u2019 graves at his native village Piraman near Bharuch, a city in Gujarat.<\/p>\n

Alt News also found a live stream of the funeral procession by Gujarat Tak on YouTube. As per Gujarat Tak, top INC officials were present and protocols related to COVID-19 were followed except social distancing.<\/p>\n

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