Muslim participants who join in to cheer for Garba celebrations have always been a point of contention for right-wing forces. Now, this issue has taken on a new form through propaganda-infused entertainment. Some videos of young Hindu performers are gaining attention on social media platforms, in which they portray an offensive, imaginary storyline aimed at creating “awareness against love jihad”.
“Young girls and boys performing on Love-Jihad during Navratri! After struggling for years, now we have finally recognised this issue,” a Hindutva-supporter netizen wrote on the social media portal X while sharing the video and requested “many more such performances during Garba across India”.
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