With the help of InVid, a Google Chrome extension used for video verification, we extracted several keyframes from the video and conducted a reverse image search along with the keyword ‘Farooq Abdullah bhajan’ on some of them.
A Google reverse image search result led us to a longer version of the video on YouTube that was posted in 2018 where the title read ‘Farooq Abdullah singing Jai Shree Ram’, and rape convict Asaram can also be seen in the video.
Next, we searched on YouTube using relevant keywords and found one video on the YouTube channel named ‘satsangamrit’ posted on 21 September 2009.
The description of the video read, “Dr Farukh Abdulla at jammu satsang 28 April 2001(sic)”
The viral video clip can be heard from 0:54 secs to 2:21 minutes in this video.
We also found a similar rendition of the song sung by Abdullah in a ‘Zee India Conclave’ show that was posted in the YouTube channel on Zee News on 17 March 2018, hosted by news anchor Rubika Liyaquat.
He had also sang a