A fake tweet is being spread that Rajiv Gandhi has posted Inbanidi as “Chinna chinnavar”!
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Explanation
On June 30, Udhayanidhi Stalin posted a picture of himself with his son on Twitter. Savukku Shankar has posted a screenshot on Twitter saying that DMK’s state media relations joint secretary Advocate Rajiv Gandhi has shared the picture captioning as “Chinna Chinnavar”. The screenshot is currently going viral on social media.
திமுக ராஜீவ் காந்தி இந்த மாதிரி பதிவு போட்டது உண்மையா
என்ன பிளாக் பண்ணி இருக்காப்ல அதனால பாத்தவங்க சொல்லுங்க pic.twitter.com/0IvKqrOrMa
— JSK.Gopi (Jayam.SK.Gopi) (@JSKGopi) June 30, 2022
What is the Truth?
No such post was found on DMK’s Rajiv Gandhi’s Twitter page. Subsequently, when contacted, Rajiv Gandhi he said, “I did not post this, it is fake”.
எங்கள் சின்ன சின்னவர் https://t.co/4FGVV7IYeV
— R.Rajiv Gandhi (@rajiiv_dmk) June 30, 2022
A search on Twitter using the words in the tweet revealed that it was posted by a fake Twitter account in the name of Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi’s official Twitter handle is @rajiv_dmk. Such fake tweets are being circulated by creating a fake Twitter ID with a similar name as rajiiv_dmk.
Conclusion
Claim that DMK’s Rajiv Gandhi tweeted that Udhayanidhi Stalin’s son Inbanidi as Chinna Chinnavar is a tweet posted by a fake Twitter page in the name of Rajiv Gandhi.
