Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- A video of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi is being widely shared on social media with claims that he recently criticised the government over the persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh and India's USD 10 billion assistance to that country.

PTI Fact Check found that the claim is misleading. The video is not recent - it dates back to December 2024, when Owaisi had raised the issue during a discussion in the Lok Sabha.

The claim

A social media user on platform X (formerly Twitter) posted the video on December 23, 2025, with the caption:"Owaisi says Hindus are being killed in Bangladesh, yet India is giving $10 billion in the name of development. Develop our country ...