Kisi se na kehna: Mohammed Zubair’s Hanuman hotel tweet is screengrab from 1983 film

Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair’s 2018 tweet is a screengrab from the 1983 movie 'Kisi se na kehna'.

Mohammed Zubair, the co-founder of fact-checking website Alt News was arrested by Delhi Police on Monday for allegedly hurting religious sentiments and inciting riots. He was arrested after a Twitter user alerted the police to Zubair’s 2018 tweet.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra tweeted on Tuesday that Zubair’s tweet is from a 1983 movie by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.

This is really the lunatic fringe. @zoo_bear arrested on suo moto complaint filed by SI Special cell Delhi Police On 20/6/22 for 2018 tweet by @zoo_bear where he retweeted photo from Hrishikesh Mukherjee 1983 movie!Time for all hanumans to check into a honeymoon hotel. pic.twitter.com/Qx7RgmhLWH

Zubair in a 2018 tweet had posted an image with the caption: BEFORE 2014: Honeymoon Hotel. After 2014: Hanuman Hotel. A Twitter handle alerted the police about the post.

The Delhi Police in their FIR said the picture used by Zubair is “against a particular religious community and highly provocative.” It said the picture is “more than sufficient to incite feelings of hatred amongst people.”