False Claims About Om Birla's Daughter Marrying Into a Muslim Family Viral

A claim is going viral online, which states that Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla’s daughter, Anjali Birla, recently got married to a Muslim man named Mohammad Anish.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This claim is false. Birla's son-in-law's name is Anish Rajani.

• Rajani is a Sindhi Hindu, as per former Gaya MP and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Hari Manjhi.

How did we find out the truth?: We performed a relevant keyword search on Google which led us to several reports from 13 November stating that Birla's daughter, Anjali Birla, got married to one Anish Rajani.

• A report by NDTV stated that Rajani comes from a business family in Kota.

• We also found a post on X (formerly Twitter) shared by former Gaya MP and Bharatiya Janata Party member Hari Manjhi clarifying the rumours surrounding Anjali Birla’s marriage.

• He stated that Birla's son-in-law is Anish Rajani, who is a Sindhi Hindu from a respected business family in Kota.

• He also shared their wedding invitation.

“कुछ जिहादी और भाजपा विरोधी लोग अफवाह फैला रहे हैं कि लोकसभा अध्यक्ष ओम बिरला जी की बेटी अंजलि की शादी मुस्लिम से हुई है। सच्चाई यह है कि अनीश राजानी सिंधी हिंदू हैं, कोटा के एक प्रतिष्ठित व्यापारी परिवार से हैं और उनके परिवार ने 12 से अधिक शिवालय बनवाए हैं। अफवाहों पर विश्वास न… pic.twitter.com/g7rpwa5GYI

— हरि मांझी (@HariManjhi) November 13, 2024

Conclusion: A false claim about Om Birla's son-in-law belonging to the Muslim community is going viral online.

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