An old clip of a street theatre performance has been shared in social media posts falsely claiming it showed a supporter of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group being pulled out of her car and shot dead by Muslims in Kerala. The video has been circulating since September 2017, when members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India staged a street performance depicting violence “supported” by the same right-wing group.
The clip was shared on social media platform X on June 26, 2024.
Regarding the right-wing Hindu nationalist organization Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and its political wing, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Hindi caption of the clip reads: “In Kerala, an RSS supporter was dragged out of her car and gunned down by Muslims in the middle of the market” (archived link).
It added that after the alleged murder, Hindus were warned that “anyone who supports the RSS and the BJP will face the same fate”.
The text placed over the clip repeats the claim.