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The claim

The viral video shows Samajwadi Party (SP) workers slapping Maulana Sajid Rashidi.

Rating

FALSE

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

The review says the viral video shows a clash between two groups during a booth-level SP meeting in Syana tehsil of Bulandshahr in May 2025, not an attack on Maulana Sajid Rashidi. It distinguishes that footage from the incident in which Rashidi was slapped in Noida on 29 July 2025.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026