Maligning Dharmasthala: A Deliberate Attempt To Tarnish A Sacred Legacy Through Misinformation

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Dharmasthala has stood as a beacon of faith, service, and justice in Karnataka. Today, this revered institution faces an orchestrated smear campaign built on baseless allegations and digital-era misinformation. The so-called ‘Ananya Bhat’ case — with no student records, no police files, and no credible witnesses — has been amplified by individuals with long-standing disputes against Dharmasthala’s administration. In reality, this is not a pursuit of truth but a calculated attempt to erode public trust in one of India’s most respected places of worship.       #FabricatedLiesCampaign #TruthVsLies #AnanyaBhatCase #DharmasthalaTruth #FakeNewsExposed  ~HT.178~GR.124~PR.152~ED.420~

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00:00For centuries, Shri Shetra Dharamsthala has been more than a temple town.

00:05It has been a living institution of faith, service and justice.

00:09But today, this beacon of goodwill is under an orchestrated cloud of doubt,

00:14not because of proven wrongdoing, but because of a deliberate campaign of misinformation.

00:30At the heart of this manufactured storm lies a so-called Ananya Bhatt case.

00:35A sensational story alleging that a Kasturba Medical College student managed in Dharamsthala in 2003,

00:43her case supposedly buried by powerful hands.

00:47Now, this case resurfaced when a whistleblower, a former sanitation contractor who worked in Dharamsthala

00:53from 1995 to 2014 claimed that he had been forced to dispose of bodies linked to criminal activities.

01:02He recently revisited alleged burial sites, photographed skeletal remains

01:08and submitted the images to authorities sparking an SIT probe.

01:14But here's what the facts reveal.

01:16No student named Ananya Bhatt was ever enrolled at Kasturba Medical College.

01:21No police records, no credible witnesses, no media reports from 2003.

01:27The story simply doesn't exist in any verifiable form.

01:32The narrative's loudest amplifier, Mahesh Shetty Thimarodi,

01:36has a long history of disputes with Dharamsthala's administration.

01:39His aggressive campaign, Guise's as a fight for truth,

01:43has instead fuelled distrust, confusion and communal suspicion.

01:47In the digital age, these unverified claims spread faster than facts can catch up.

01:54And that is exactly what those with a personal vendetta count on.

01:58Now, this isn't just about one false story.

02:01It's about the dangerous ease with which centuries-old institutions can be smeared.

02:05What's unfolding is not a pursuit of justice.

02:09It's a calculated effort to erode faith in one of Karnataka's most respected places of worship.

02:15Before we accept every trending headline as truth,

02:19we must ask, who benefits from this outrage?

02:22Where is the evidence?

02:23Because in the case of Dharamsthala,

02:25the answers lead not to proof,

02:28but to a premeditated attempt to malign a sacred legacy.

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