Fact check: No RSS worker represented the British in Bhagat Singh’s trial
Fact check: A Social media claims suggesting that a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker, Satyanarayan Sharma, represented the British government and pleaded for freedom fighter Bhagat Singh’s death sentence are completely false.
The viral post, originally shared on Facebook pages such as Andh Bhakt Logic and Viral In India, alleges that an RSS pracharak acted as counsel for the British in Bhagat Singh’s trial. The post has been widely circulated, sparking outrage and misinformation across platforms. However, no evidence supports these claims, and experts have dismissed them as baseless.
Professor Malwinderjit Singh Waraich, a noted historian and author of several books on Bhagat Singh, including The Hanging of Bhagat Singh: Confessions, Statements and Other Documents, told reporters.
That no lawyer named Satyanarayan Sharma ever appeared for the British against Bhagat Singh. “There is absolutely no record or reference of any RSS-linked individual being involved in Bhagat Singh’s case,” Waraich clarified.
The viral claim has been debunked by multiple fact-checking platforms, confirming that no member or associate of the RSS represented the British government during the revolutionary’s trial. The tribunal proceedings of Bhagat Singh, which are publicly available, contain no mention of any lawyer by that name or affiliation.
The misleading post appears to be an attempt to link the RSS to the British administration during India’s freedom struggle, but historical records prove otherwise. Scholars have emphasized that the RSS, founded in 1925, had no connection to Bhagat Singh’s trial, which concluded in 1931.
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The claim that an RSS worker represented the British and pleaded for Bhagat Singh’s death sentence is false. No such individual was involved in the trial, and the social media posts circulating this information are fabricated and misleading.
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