A video is being widely shared on social media, showing a group of people protesting in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai. The protestors are seen holding placards and signs with messages like “We don’t speak Marathi, don’t label us as traitors.” The demonstration appears to be in response to growing pressure to speak Marathi in Maharashtra. However, Marathi supremacist social media users are circulating the video with the claim: “They want to live in Maharashtra, earn money, and enjoy the facilities here, but they openly oppose the local language.” Over the past few days, Maharashtra has witnessed the resurgence of a language-related controversy. Raj Thackeray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) has taken an aggressive stance, confronting employees of various establishments—including nationalised banks—for not using Marathi while communicating with customers.
Ninad Sawant stated, ‘They wanted to live in Maharashtra, earn money, and enjoy the facilities here, but they openly opposed the local language. If these placard holders went abroad tomorrow, they would learn English, French, and German. But they are having trouble learning the language of their own country.’
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We began our fact-checking process by performing a reverse image search on a keyframe from the video. The search led us to an Instagram post by Manab Gogoi (Paribhaman), a digital creator. Gogoi had shared the video on April 9, 2025, along with a caption and disclaimer that read, “India is a highly linguistically diverse country, with 22 officially recognized languages under the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, and a total of 121 languages and 270 mother tongues. RESPECT ALL LANGUAGE.
DISCLAIMER: Entire content in this video is AI GENERATED.”
Manab Gogoi, hailing from Assam, is known for creating and sharing AI-generated videos that focus on pressing social issues.
| Claim | Non-Marathi speakers are protesting against speaking Marathi in Mumbai. |
| Claimed by | Social media users |
| Fact Check | The viral video is AI-generated. |
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