Pakistani flag not unfurl during Nawab Malik rally

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What is the claim?

A picture of the road show of former Maharashtra minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik is being shared on social media, in which a green flag is visible. It is being claimed that this is the Pakistani flag which was waved during the NCP leader’s road show.

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Screenshots of viral posts. (Source: X/Screenshot)

It is noteworthy that Nawab Malik is the NCP candidate from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar constituency, while his daughter Sana Malik is from another constituency in Maharashtra. Anushaktinagar Contesting elections from. Voting for the assembly elections in Maharashtra will be held on November 20, while the results will be declared on November 23.

However, our investigation revealed that the flag seen in the picture is not a Pakistani flag, but an Islamic religious flag.

what the FAC?

On searching the viral picture through reverse image search, we get Deccan Herald A similar picture was found in the report published by, in which Nawab Malik, his daughter and Ajit Pawar are seen in the same attire as the viral picture. Reports confirm that on November 7, 2024, Deputy Chief Minister and NCP President Ajit Pawar had attended the campaign road show for Nawab Malik and his daughter Sana Malik.

Malik also shared his promotional pictures of Shivaji Nagar Road Show. x (archive Here), including the viral image with the Hindi caption: “National President of the Nationalist Congress Party and dear Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Honorable @ajitpawarspeaks Welcome to Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar Assembly Constituency under the strong leadership of Dada.” Ajit Pawar, who campaigned with Malik, also x (archive Here) shared pictures of the program on.

The same green flag is visible in the picture posted by Malik, which shows that it has not been tampered with. However, in social media posts this flag has been confused with the Pakistani flag, which is actually an Islamic religious flag.

Difference between Pakistani flag and Islamic flag

This green flag has a white crescent moon and star in the center, with smaller stars surrounding it. On the contrary, pakistani flags consists of a green area with a white vertical stripe on the left side, while the remaining green portion contains only a crescent moon and star.

Screenshot of a viral image highlighting the green flag and the Islamic flag. (Source: X/Screenshot)

The absence of a white stripe on the left clearly shows that this is not a Pakistani flag, but a simple Islamic flag, which usually has other designs like small stars.

Comparison of the flags seen in the viral picture, Islamic flag and Pakistani flag. (Source: X/Britannica/Wikimedia Commons)

Uniform Islamic flag with crescent, star and other elements Stock Photo Site alami But it is present and is very similar to the flag seen in the viral picture. flags like this e-commerce Islamic flags for Eid Miladunnabi are also sold on the platform.

A similar flag seen in the viral picture is available for sale on an e-commerce platform, where it is described as an Islamic flag. (Source: Flipkart/Screenshot)

Road show held in Shivaji Nagar and Mankhurd on November 7 news There was no news of Pakistani flags being shown. The picture circulating online shows an Islamic flag in the background, which is promoting misleading statements during Maharashtra elections.

Logically Facts has made similar claims before rejected Where the Islamic flag was misidentified as ‘Pakistani flag’ at rallies.

decision

In the road show of Nawab Malik and his daughter in Shivaji Nagar, Maharashtra, the green flag with white crescent and star is being promoted as the Pakistani flag. This is actually an Islamic flag, which is different from the Pakistani flag.