‘It’s intended to mislead people’

The Indian High Commission in Dhaka yesterday alerted about a fake news being circulated in the media, describing it as a deliberate attempt to create misunderstanding about India in public domain and mislead people in Bangladesh.

“It’s most egregious and wrong on part of those who are deliberately circulating fake and incorrect information to create misunderstanding about India…,” the high commission said in a fake news alert.

It has come to their notice that a letter said to have been written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Indian chief justice is being circulated in the local media. “This letter is completely fake and malicious. It’s intended to mislead people in Bangladesh and create social disharmony,” it said.

In a verdict recently, India’s Supreme Court awarded Hindus control of a disputed religious site in the town of Ayodhya for the construction of a temple. The top court also ruled that Muslims will be given five acres of land at an alternative site in the northern Uttar Pradesh state.

The constitution of India guarantees right to freedom of religion in Article 25.

The Indian prime minister has appealed to all citizens to respect the judgement and strengthen India’s long tradition of amity, unity and harmony.

The government of India says it is committed to ensuring their tradition of goodwill and harmony among all communities as well as their deep respect for safeguarding all the places of worship, the high commission added.