Video of Police stopping a violin concert in Kerala goes viral with a false communal angle

The Local police asked the organisers to stop the concert due to time restrictions. There is no communal angle in this incident.

A video of a little girl stopping her violin playing in the middle of a concert has gone viral, with the claim that members of the Muslim community disrupted the live performance. The caption of the post states “Muslims in Kerala stopped a music concert and see the fate of India.”

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Fact Check- 

By closely analysing the viral video, we noticed the logo of Manorama News, a Malayalam media outlet and a keyword search on the internet led us to several reports from March 2025 for the same video. 

As per the report, this incident happened during a violin performance by a young artist named Ganga Sasidharan during a temple festival in Alappuzha, Kerala. Police authorities asked organisers to halt the performance of Ganga, since they had over the time restriction for live music. She was performing at the Kottamkulangara temple. Since it was 10 pm, the police came in front of the stage to ask for the program to stop. The viral video shows her shock at the sudden influx of police in the concert. Ganga Sasidharan is a young and talented violinist from Kerala. She is known for her mesmerizing performances of violin from the age of seven.

In Alappuzha district, public events using loudspeakers are generally restricted after 10:00 PM. The use of loudspeakers and amplifiers is discouraged, and prior permission is required for their use, especially between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM according to the Kerala Police. 

Moving forward, we found the same video was uploaded on Instagram by Manorama News on 5 March, 2025.

Taking account of all these evidences, we can understand that the local police asked the organisers to stop her concert owing to time constraints. This incident has no communal angle. For further clarification, we contacted Ganga’s father, who refuted the viral claim. He confirmed “The police prohibited the program in Alappuzha as it was after 10 pm. There was no complaint, no issues. There was no Muslim or Hindu problem and no communal angle”.

Ganga Sasidharan is a native of Malappuram, Kerala, who has been performing wonders on the violin since a young age, performs concerts in many temples. Ganga’s concerts also have a lot of fans on social media.

Conclusion- 

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The Local police asked the organisers to stop the concert due to time restrictions. There is no communal angle in this incident.