On December 1, a post from the Delhi BJP’s X account shared a graphic portraying opposition leaders Rahul Gandhi, Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee in Muslim attire. The graphic, designed like a movie poster, is titled “Ghuspaithiyon ke Bhaijaan [Brothers of Infiltrators]”. https://thewire.in/communalism/delhi-bjp-creates-awareness-about-sir-with-islamophobic-content 

The caption of the post states: “Those most annoyed by the SIR are these sympathisers of infiltrators.”

In this post, the BJP seems to be suggesting that opposition leaders who are against the SIR are purportedly supporters of “infiltrators”. The post employs Muslim identity and symbols to refer to “infiltrators”.

by Shruti Sharma

08/12/2025

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