Video of black paint on Telangana BJP office is from an August protest, falsely linked to anger over SIR
Video of black paint on Telangana BJP office is from an August protest, falsely linked to anger over SIR
Executive Summaryसारांश
A viral video of black paint thrown on the BJP office in Telangana claims it shows people across India revolting against “injustice in the name of SIR”. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The footage matches an August 31, 2026 Youth Congress protest in Hyderabad that had nothing to do with SIR.A viral video of black paint thrown on the BJP office in Telangana claims it shows people across India revolting against “injustice in the name of SIR”. PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. The footage matches an August 31, 2026 Youth Congress protest in Hyderabad that had nothing to do with SIR.
Full Reportपूरी रिपोर्ट
An 8-second clip shared on X on October 9, 2026, drew over 1.58 lakh views. It shows a gate smeared with black paint over a lotus symbol and a saffron backdrop, with the caption “This is the state of BJP office in Telangana. Every nook and corner of India is beginning to revolt at this injustice in the name of SIR.” PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. On August 31, 2026, more than a month before the post, Youth Congress activists led by state president Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy threw black paint on the rear gate of the Telangana BJP office in Nampally, Hyderabad, and burnt an effigy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. That protest was over an alleged “shuddhikaran” ceremony at a Haldwani venue where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had held a rally, and over the alleged use of pellet guns at an earlier Jantar Mantar protest. It was not about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Presenting the old clip as a fresh reaction to SIR misrepresents the incident, so a video’s date and context should be checked before it is shared.
An 8-second clip shared on X on October 9, 2026, drew over 1.58 lakh views. It shows a gate smeared with black paint over a lotus symbol and a saffron backdrop, with the caption “This is the state of BJP office in Telangana. Every nook and corner of India is beginning to revolt at this injustice in the name of SIR.” PTI Fact Check has rated the claim misleading. On August 31, 2026, more than a month before the post, Youth Congress activists led by state president Jakkidi Shiva Charan Reddy threw black paint on the rear gate of the Telangana BJP office in Nampally, Hyderabad, and burnt an effigy of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. That protest was over an alleged “shuddhikaran” ceremony at a Haldwani venue where Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had held a rally, and over the alleged use of pellet guns at an earlier Jantar Mantar protest. It was not about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter rolls. Presenting the old clip as a fresh reaction to SIR misrepresents the incident, so a video’s date and context should be checked before it is shared.