{"id":6390,"date":"2026-07-29T11:01:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:01:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2026-07-29T11:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T11:01:35","slug":"mea-uses-viral-meme-to-clarify-indias-position-on-jk-and-ladakh-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=6390","title":{"rendered":"MEA Uses Viral Meme to Clarify India&#8217;s Position on J&#038;K and Ladakh | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132709253,imgsize-90131,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mea-takes-meme-route.jpg\" alt=\"MEA goes the meme way to reinforce India\u2019s position on J&amp;K, Ladakh\" title=\"MEA takes meme route (ANI image)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"MEA takes meme route (ANI image)\">MEA takes meme route (ANI image)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The ministry of external affairs (MEA), in a unique attempt to counter repeated misinformation about the Union Territories of <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/jammu-and-kashmir\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/a> and Ladakh, on Wednesday shared a viral meme from the American animated show <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">South Park<\/span> with the caption: &#8220;How many times do I have to explain this to you?&#8221; on its new fact check page on Instagram.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The post used the popular meme format to express frustration over what it described as repeated false claims regarding the status of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The MEA Fact Check wrote: <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8220;On repeated falsehoods being spread about the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, @meaindia be like&#8230;&#8221;<\/span> alongside the <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">South Park<\/span> meme.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>The ministry reiterated India&#8217;s long-standing position, stating: <span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8220;The entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas currently under <\/span><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Pakistan<\/span><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8216;s illegal and forcible occupation, are integral and inalienable parts of India.&#8221;<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>It further said that Pakistan&#8217;s ongoing electoral exercise in the region was &#8220;nothing but an attempt&#8230; <!-- -->to camouflage its illegal occupation and hide its grave human rights violations in the region.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Response to social media claims<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The MEA Fact Check also posted the same message on X in response to a social media account that claimed Jammu and Kashmir remained disputed territory under UN resolutions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Rejecting those assertions, the ministry reiterated that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including areas under Pakistan&#8217;s &#8220;illegal and forcible occupation,&#8221; are an inseparable part of India and described Pakistan&#8217;s electoral process in the region as merely &#8220;cosmetic.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/>The ministry&#8217;s post also referred to the continuing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), saying the protests were a direct result of &#8220;Islamabad&#8217;s decades-long systemic economic exploitation, denial of fundamental rights, and administrative oppression.&#8221;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"36\"\/>The rebuttal comes amid reports of fresh violence in Rawalakot and Mirpur, where security forces 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