Several tweets on Twitter claim that the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) held a discussion regarding the removal of Sikhs from the Indian Army.
"During Cabinet Committee Security Meeting Minister @ianuragthakur @DrSJaishankar Calls For Removal of #Sikhs From @adgpi #IndianArmy," reads the tweet which has been tweeted by many Twitter users.
Check out the tweets below:
Meanwhile, the government on Friday clarified that the claim is false.
"A tweet referring to a viral video claim that in a #Cabinet Committee meeting on Security, there was a call for the removal of Sikhs from the Indian Army. The claim is #Fake. No such discussion/meeting has taken place," tweeted Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact checking arm 'PIB Fact Check'.
