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A picture of a green car is being shared on social media with the claim that Kerala's Kasargod MLA NA Nellikkunnu’s car carried a flag of Pakistan on its bonnet. In the picture, a green flag can be seen on the bonnet of the car with the crescent moon and the star on it. The car also has 'MLA' written on it. It is being said that this car belongs to Muslim League MLA Nellikunnu Abdul Ahmed Kunji.
A Facebook user shares a post with a claim that "Which country's flag is in Kerala's car? Kasargod Muslim League MLA Nellikkunnu Abdul Khader Ahmed Kunji "
The same post is also widely shared on Twitter with a claim that "Arrest Kasargod MLA first…Then throw his MLA Post without Any delay. We Are Citizens of INDIA, Not Pakistan".
In our investigation, we found that the viral claim is misleading. The flag which is seen in the picture is not of Pakistan but of the political party "Indian Union Muslim League".
After doing a reverse image search of the image, we found that this picture is being shared since 2016 with the wrong claim.
We found that the flag is not of Pakistan but of IUML. The flag of Pakistan also has a white stripe and the crescent moon and the star are facing right. But the flag seen in the viral picture has only the crescent moon and star which is facing left. This makes it clear that the flag does not belong to Pakistan. On searching, we came to know that this flag belongs to the "Indian Union Muslim League" (IUML) which is mainly established in Kerala.
Here is the comparison of both Pakistan's and IUML flags.
In a complaint filed by Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to the Election Commission on ’05 April 2019’, IUML informed the ECI that their party flag is wrongly portrayed as the Pakistan National Flag to incite hatred against their party.
In conclusion, a green-colored car with a flag on the bonnet falsely shared as Kerala's Kasargod MLA NA Nellikkunnu’s car carried a flag of Pakistan on its car. The flag is not of Pakistan but of Union Muslim League (IUML). IUML is an Indian political party based in Kerala.
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Pursuing BJMC from Jagran Institute of Management and Mass Communication, previouly interened at The Times of Hind (digital)
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