Claim
I have not seen Periyar living. It was a privilege to see Periyar wearing a khaki shirt on screen today in the form of the Honorable Udayanithi Stalin.
Rating
Explanation
On May 20, the film ‘Nenjukku Needhi’ starring Udayanithi Stalin as a police officer was released. It is claimed that Senthilvel, a journalist who saw the film, posted on Twitter that he had seen Periyar in the form of Udayanithi Stalin and the screenshot of the tweet was going viral on social media.
What is the truth?
Searching for a viral tweet post, it was posted on a fake Twitter page run in the name of journalist Senthilvel.
On this fake Twitter page on May 20, “I have not seen Periyar living. It was a privilege to see Periyar wearing a khaki shirt on screen today in the form of honourable Udayanithi Stalin. ‘Nenjukku Needhi’ will be the best movie of this year and will receive several awards from around the world”, a post says.
பெரியார் வாழ்ந்ததை நான் பார்க்கவில்லை .
இன்று திரையில் காக்கி சட்டை அணிந்த பெரியாரை மாண்புமிகு உதயநிதி ஸ்டாலின் வடிவத்தில் பார்க்கும் பாக்கியம் கிடைத்தது ..
இந்த ஆண்டின் மிகச் சிறந்த திரைக்காவியமாக #நெஞ்சுக்கு_நீதி இருக்கும், உலகளில் பல்வேறு விருதுகளை உறுதியாக வெல்லும்.
— senthil (@Senthillvel79) May 20, 2022
Senthilvel’s official Twitter page is the one on the ID senthilvel79. Before this, Senthilvel had been criticized for the posts on the fake Twitter page in his name.
Read More: Fake tweet in the name of Senthilvel that Dri Lanka should come under Stalin!
Conclusion
The viral tweet that goes, “I have not seen Periyar living…”, in the name of journalist Senthilvel was posted from a fake Twitter page.
