Gorakhpur, August 4 : A person claiming to be a ‘Samajwadi, Secular and Mulayamwadi’ in his bio, faced massive outrage on social media on Sunday, for spreading falsehood about Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

At 9:18 am on Sunday, Surya Samajwadi posted on his ‘X’ handle a video of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Janata Darshan and wrote, “Does CM Yogi hold Janta Darshan in Gorakhnath temple so that Muslims cannot come? I do not see a single Muslim woman in this video. This is against the Constitution. Janata Darshan must not be held in a temple or a mosque. The High Court should take cognizance.”

Subsequently, Surya Samajwadi was heavily trolled for his controversial post about CM Yogi Adityanath's Janata Darshan. Social media users provided a reality check by sharing facts about Muslim participation, especially Muslim women's involvement, in the Janata Darshan.

Many users posted pictures of Janata Darshan in which a large number of burqa-clad Muslim women are meeting CM Yogi. Posting one such picture, an ‘X’ user named Varun Raj Singh wrote that UP Police should take cognizance of the attempt to spread fake news and defame the government.

Many ‘X’ users including Anshul, Navodaya, Ritesh Maheshwari, Sagar Khandelwal also tagged UP Police and wrote that legal action should be taken against the person for spreading falsehood about the Chief Minister. Blue tick holder Rajesh Yadav wrote, “If you want to criticize someone, or oppose a person ideologically, support your claims with facts. Otherwise, if someone takes action, you will shout that injustice is being done.”
Another blue tick holder, Praveen Singh, shared an old news story and wrote, "If Muslims cannot come to the temple, then how has Mohammad Yasin been the construction work manager and cashier at Gorakhnath temple for the last 40 years? Samajwadi….., when will your tendency to lie end?"

Notably, the Chief Minister addresses the problems of all without discrimination. Many Muslims, including women, often attend the Janata Darshan to express their gratitude after their issues are resolved. This practice dates back to Yogi Adityanath's tenure as a parliamentarian. Additionally, there is significant Muslim representation among shopkeepers and visitors at the Gorakhnath temple complex, a well-known fact to those familiar with the temple.

Picture of a Muslim woman narrating a complaint to CM Yogi goes viral-

People from all castes and communities regularly attend Janata Darshan to meet the Chief Minister, discuss their problems, and seek solutions. On July 22, when Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was in Gorakhpur, many Muslim women were among those who met him at the Janata Darshan organized at Gorakhnath temple.

Photos of burqa-clad Muslim women meeting the CM and sharing their concerns went viral on social media, widely posted on platforms like X and Facebook. Similarly, at the Janata Darshan held at the Chief Minister’s residence (5, KD Marg) in Lucknow on July 12, a large number of Muslim women met the Chief Minister to discuss their issues and seek resolutions.