“Islamists post cropped video of Maulana Azhari, skipping part where he threatens “kafirs”, blame Hindus instead for targeting him with edited video”, Opindia, February 7, 2024:

“After Gujarat ATS arrested Maulana Mufti Salman Azhari for an incendiary video that had gone viral on the internet, an Islamic gang that backed the hate merchant jumped to his defence on social media. They claimed that the video that is doing the rounds on social media was edited out of context by Hindu nationalists in an attempt to defame the Maulana. They argued that Azhari had merely spoken about Palestine, not targeting any community.

This gang also includes Mohammad Asif Khan. On social media site X, Mohammad Asif, who has 93.4 thousand followers, posted in support of Mufti Salman Azhari on Monday (4th February 2024). He shared a video (archived link) of Azhari, 1 minute 34 seconds long, claiming it was a conversation about Palestine and Muslim countries.

Asif alleges that the Hindu IT cell cropped the video and painted a community as the target with false claims. He also used hashtags in support of Salman Azhari. As of now, the video has garnered over 262,000 views….”

Read the full article at Opindia.com