A Muslim man was beaten and forced to chant “Jai Shree Ram” by a Hindu mob around Muthyalamma temple In Andhra Pradesh’s Bhimavaram. The mob accused him of attacking the temple and then several men equipped with batons surrounded, threatened and assaulted him.
Out of fear and pressure, the Muslim man started shouting ‘Jai Shree Ram’ repeatedly and without a break to save himself.
“Are you Jaishriram? He is the king of India. Tell your name! Are you a Hindu or not?” someone from the mob shouted from behind while he was only trying to escape and keep safe from aggressive bouts of violence.
In the viral video on X an elderly woman can also be spotted standing with the attackers and thrashing the Muslim person with a wooden baton.
“Why don’t you just tell your name? How can a person like him be named after the king of India?” the mob mumbled, discussing his appearance between hateful suspicions for religious verification.
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