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Did Rahul Gandhi refuse to wear turban in absence of camera? False claim by BJP leaders

A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is being circulated widely on social media. A number of BJP leaders are sharing the video claiming that Rahul Gandhi refused to wear…

The post Did Rahul Gandhi refuse to wear turban in absence of camera? False claim by BJP leaders appeared first on Alt News.

A video of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is being circulated widely on social media. A number of BJP leaders are sharing the video claiming that Rahul Gandhi refused to wear a turban in the absence of cameras.

The national in-charge of the BJP’s information technology department, Amit Malviya, tweeted this video with the same claim. Malviya accused the Congress party of exploiting religious sentiments for political gain. (Archived link)

BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa made a similar claim while tweeting the viral video. He called the Bharat Jodo Yatra a gimmick. (Archived link)

BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga also tweeted this clip claiming that Rahul Gandhi refused to don the turban in the absence of any cameras. (Archived link)

Similarly, BJP leader Chetan Bragta and TV9 Bharatvarsh journalist Tanmay Shankar also amplified the video and accompanying claim.

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Fact Check

Alt News noticed that the viral video contained a logo that read ‘News State Punjab’. We performed a keyword search using this information and found a Facebook page by the same name. Here, we found a high-quality version of the clip in circulation. It can be clearly heard in this video that Rahul Gandhi actually refused a woman’s request to pose with her for a picture. 

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਸ ਦੇ ਕਹਿਣ ਤੇ ਬੰਨੀ ਕੇਸਰੀ ਪੱਗ

ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤਸਰ ਪਹੁੰਚੇ ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਸ ਦੇ ਕਹਿਣ ਤੇ ਬੰਨੀ ਕੇਸਰੀ ਪੱਗ

Posted by State News Punjab on Tuesday, 10 January 2023

On the same Facebook page, we found an interview of Manjeet Singh Ferozpuria, the man who  tied the turban on Gandhi. Ferozpuria explains that he ties turbans for a living and has 18 years of experience. He was called to adorn the Congress chief with the dastar.

ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੇਸਰੀ ਪੱਗ ਬੰਨਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ

ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਕੇਸਰੀ ਪੱਗ ਬੰਨਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ

ਰਾਹੁਲ ਗਾਂਧੀ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਉਂ ਆਇਆ ਕੇਸਰੀ ਰੰਗ ਪਸੰਦ

Posted by State News Punjab on Wednesday, 11 January 2023

A video capturing this can also be found on his YouTube channel.

 

We reached out to Ferozpuria for more information on this matter. He explained that just as he was about to tie the dastar on Gandhi’s head, a woman approached him, asking to take a picture. In response, the leader stated that he did not want to be photographed now, and would do so after the turban was tied. Manjeet also sent us a recording of his statement in which he is refuting the allegation leveled against Rahul Gandhi by BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa.

To sum it up, several BJP leaders shared a video of Rahul Gandhi falsely claiming that he refused to wear a turban in the absence of cameras. In reality, a woman approached him while he was in the middle of getting the turban tied. When she asked to take a picture with him, he refused, saying that he would do so after the turban was fixed.

The post Did Rahul Gandhi refuse to wear turban in absence of camera? False claim by BJP leaders appeared first on Alt News.


This content originally appeared on Alt News and was authored by Abhishek Kumar.


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