At a Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sthapna Diwas event, a speaker falsely claimed that Muslims sought a separate nation primarily to eat beef, arguing that Hindus consider cows their mother and would not allow Muslims to consume beef in an undivided India. He alleged that Muslims who remained in India after Partition had “deceived” Hindus by claiming allegiance to the country, and accused them of opposing “Vande Mataram,” the national flag and Hindu-Muslim coexistence.