A video showing a man encouraging the Muslim community to take over' judiciary, police department, administrative services, healthcare by increasing their representation in these sectors is being circulated on social media claiming that the person is the founder of Himalaya Drug company.

In the video clip, a man can be seen speaking to the camera about the Babri Masjid issue and the man urges the Muslim youth to get jobs in all fields to increase the Muslim representation in these areas so that other communities are dependent on them.

You can see the video here:

A Twitter user Parkash Bhatt shared the video with a caption, "We are all proud of Indian 'Himalayan Drug Company' but see the mentality of its owner Mohammed Manal and think twice before using the products. #Bycotthimayaproducts#makestrongbharat#awakehindus,"


 

Fact Check 

In our investigation, we found that the viral claim is misleading. The man is seen in this video is not the founder of the Himalaya Drug company.

After doing a reverse image search on google using keyframes, we found an article published by The Siasat Daily on September 7, 2020. According to the report, the man in the video is a lawyer but the article did not mention the name of the person.

Based on this, we did a keyword search in Urdu and found the same video uploaded on August 6 on a Facebook page Naqi Ahmed Nadwi. The caption reads," The demolition of the Babri Masjid and the erection of the Ram Temple on its site is a turning point in the history of India which Muslims must seriously consider,"( Translated from Urdu)

The video had been uploaded a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had participated in a "Bhoomi Pujan" or a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the building of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.

According to the Linkedin Profile with the same name and picture, Naqi Ahmed Nadvi mentions that he was currently working as an administrator at a Saudi Arabia based firm Maaden.

We found that Mohammed Manal, Himalaya's founder, had passed away in 1986, according to the information on the company's website.

Below is a comparison of the image of Mohammed Manal, Himalaya's founder, and the man seen in the viral video.

In conclusion, the viral claim is false that the Founder of Himalaya Drug Company, Mohammed Manal gave a communal speech. We found that the man seen in the viral video is not the founder of the Himalaya Drug company.  The founder of the Himalaya Drug company Mohammed Manal had passed away in 1986.