Fact Check: Netizens falsely claim renovated hospital in Kolkata will treat only Muslims
Several Facebook users have posted two pictures of Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurating a renovated Islamia Hospital. They claimed that the “new” hospital inaugurated by Hakim will only cater to Muslims. India Today Anti Fake News War Room (AFWA) has found the claim to be false.
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UPDATED: June 2, 2021 22:59 IST
At a time when medical facilities are the need of the hour to battle the raging pandemic, a hospital in Kolkata has become a centre of controversy on social media.
Several Facebook users have posted two pictures of Trinamool Congress leader and Kolkata mayor Firhad Hakim inaugurating a renovated Islamia Hospital. However, accusing the Mamata Banerjee government of minority appeasement, they claim that the “new” hospital inaugurated by Hakim will only cater to Muslims.