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Strap: India Today found that this video from April 2018 shows protesters attacking cricketer MS Dhoni's fan Saravanan Hari in Chennai.
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India Today Fact Check
This video is from 2018 and shows Saravanan Hari, a Dhoni fan, being attacked in Chennai.
In the ongoing Indian Premier League season, Chennai Super Kings’ fans accused Royal Challengers Bengaluru fans of harassment after CSK lost to RCB on May 18. Now, a video of people chasing and hitting a man with yellow body paint and “Dhoni” written on his chest has gone viral on social media.
Allegedly, the video shows RCB fans misbehaving with CSK fans. Those sharing it used hashtags like “IPL2024” “CSK” and “RCB”. Archives of two such posts can be seen here and here and here.
India Today found that this video is from April 2018.
OUR PROBE
Many X users pointed out in response to these viral posts that this video dates back to 2018. A subsequent keyword search led us to a video shared by the Times Of India Plus on X on April 12, 2018. Per the post, Saravanan Hari, a big MS Dhoni fan, was beaten up outside Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.
We also found other media reports about this incident. News Nation included portions of this video in its report about Cauvery protestors attacking Chennai Super King supporters. The News Minute published a detailed report about this incident on April 10, 2018. It said that Chennai Super Kings supporter and team mascot Saravanan Hari claimed a group of people attacked him outside the stadium. These protests were centred around the Cauvery water dispute.
“We are CSK fans, we are also Tamilians. We also want TN to get Cauvery water. But we are for the cricket match. I want to tell Seeman that what his party cadre did was not right. Theatres are running movies, will you stop it? I am ready to donate one day's salary for Cauvery. The people who assaulted me should know I am a Tamilian like them,” Sarvana said responding to the incident at the time, as per The News Minute.
Politicians, actors, and farmers were protesting the non-formation of the Cauvery Management Board around that time, demanding that IPL matches should not be conducted in Chennai, as it would remove focus from the struggle against the centre.
According to a News18 report, the BCCI shifted Chennai Super Kings’ remaining home games to Pune after the state administration expressed inability to ensure security.
Thus, it is clear that a 2018 video is being falsely shared as recent.
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