Overview
- Footage from Naharlagun’s Jama Masjid shows APIYO leaders confronting the cleric, with the clip circulating widely online.
- India Today and News18 report the video was filmed on November 27, though Free Press Journal described the clip as undated.
- APIYO’s Tapor Meying and Taro Sonam Liyak demand the chant, while the cleric replies “India Zindabad” and declines to say “Bharat Mata ki Jai,” citing religious reasons.
- During the exchange, Liyak remarks, “Not every Muslim is a terrorist but why is every terrorist a Muslim?”, further heightening tensions.
- The incident follows APIYO’s month-long drive over alleged illegal immigration and an allegedly unauthorised mosque near a helipad, and police have not issued a formal response.