By Abira Das

Gangster-turned-politician and former BSP leader Mukhtar Ansari died of a cardiac arrest in a Uttar Pradesh jail on March 29. Days after this, a one-minute clip of Union home minister Amit Shah went viral on social media where he stated, “We have done the biggest work by getting rid of NIZAM. Do you know what is NIZAM? Do you? You don’t know what is NIZAM. I will tell you.” Shah proclaims how BJP freed Uttar Pradesh from ‘NIZAM’, an acronym for Nasimuddin Siddiqui, Imran Masood, Azam Khan, Atique Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari.

Social media users have shared the clip and claimed that the home minister suggested that Mukhtar Ansari had been targetted and killed by the BJP.

An X (formerly Twitter) user, @MukeshMohannn, shared the clip on X with the caption, “Amit Shah is saying that BJP got us freedom from Mukhtar Ansari. Doesn’t it appear like Shah poisoned Ansari with his own hands?” The tweet received close to 1.5 Lakh views and 2,500 retweets. (Archive)

https://twitter.com/MukeshMohannn/status/1773951360217854061?t=3oCuYQXQb3THg3wFupmesA&s=19

Another X user, @janardanmis, shared the video with the caption, “मोटा भाई तो खुल्लेआम पेलते हैं, मुख्तार अंसारी से किसने मुक्ति दिलाई वो आप मोटा भाई से सुनिए” (Archive)

https://twitter.com/janardanmis/status/1774011316237459724?t=AJgkihYYwSAAkraBVwxIDQ&s=19

A parody page of actor Prakash Raj, @PrakashRofl, shared the video on X and claimed that “Amit Shah is saying that Bharatiya Janata Party got us freedom from Mukhtar Ansari. Meaning that it was not a heart attack.” The tweet had received close to 2.5 Lakh views before it was deleted. (Archive)

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