The viral video shows Shekinah Mukhiya, a singer from Uttarakhand, with her father. They have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities.
Manipur is still raging amid ongoing ethnic clashes between the Meiteis and the Kukis. On this backdrop a video showing two singers singing an old Hindi song ‘Hum Aap Ki Ankhon Mein’ is being shared on social media. The claim states that these two singers belong to Manipur’s Kuki and Meiti communities respectively.
Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist Prashant Bhushan posted the video on Twitter last day with the caption, “How lovely and melodious, We are Humans first. Rest is notional. One of them is a Kuki, and the other is Meitei from sizzling Manipur. The beauty of diversity & Love”. Following this it became viral on social media.
The same post was widely shared on Facebook as well.
Fact Check-
A reverse image search on Google with the key frames from the viral video led us to a YouTube video uploaded by Shekinah Mukhiya on 25 May, 2023. The video was titled ‘Cover Hum apki ankhon main :)’ and was an exact match to the viral video. The description reads “Black and white songs are chefs kiss, Me and papa decided to cover this beautiful song Hum apki ankhon main ???? Hope y’all like this one”.
In further search we found a report from NDTV dated17 January, 2018, titled “Shekinah Mukhiya, 11-Year-Old Singing Prodigy From Dehradun, Wins Hearts On Reality TV Show,” mentioned her as a young singer from Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The report added that she had made it to the top ten of Voice India Kids and her father, Vikash Mukhiya, ‘strummed the guitar during her performances.’
We also found that Shekinah Mukhiya had addressed the viral claim in one of her posts on Facebook and explained that the video featured her and her father, Vikash Mukhiya. The post also mentioned that the duo are not from Manipur and have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities.
Conclusion-
Fact Crescendo found that the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video shows Shekinah Mukhiya, a singer from Uttarakhand, with her father. They have no association with the Kuki or Meitei communities.
Title:Is Kuki-Meitei duo from Manipur singing together? Know the truth
Written By: Usha Manoj
Result: False
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