A 38-second-long clip is going viral on social media showing a large crowd of protesters taking part in a torch rally. They can be heard chanting, “UP police keep going forward, we are with you; Yogi ji keep going forward, we are with you; UP police go ahead and use your batons, we are with you.” While sharing the video, users claim that it is part of a ‘I love Mahadev’ protest and the GenZ of Uttar Pradesh are marching to express solidarity with police.

‘I love Mahadev’ protests started as a counter to the ‘I love Muhammad’ demonstrations in several parts of Uttar Pradesh. These demonstrations started after the displaying of ‘I love Muhammad’ signboard during Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi celebrations (Islam’s Prophet Muhammad’s birthday) in Kanpur’s Rawatpur area stirred communal tension on Se

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