Fake tweet in the name of Senthil Vel saying that Sri Lanka should come under Stalin’s rule!
Claim
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa flees Sri Lanka due to a severe economic crisis. The only solution for the people of Sri Lanka who are suffering under unusual circumstances is to bring Sri Lanka under the rule of Stalin, the leader who rules Tamil Nadu beyond Talaimannar.
Rating
Explanation
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid protests over a severe economic crisis in Sri Lanka. In this situation, a tweet of journalist Senthil Vel saying that Sri Lanka should be brought under the rule of MK Stalin to deal with the unusual situation in Sri Lanka has been circulating on social media.
What is the truth?
When searching for the claimed tweet, journalist Senthil Vel’s fake Twitter page @ senthillvel79 on May 10, “Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has fled leaving Sri Lanka in severe economic crisis. The only solution for the people of Sri Lanka who are suffering under unusual circumstances is to bring Sri Lanka under the rule of Stalin, the leader who rules Tamil Nadu beyond Talaimannar”, posted.
Some of the false posts posted on the same fake Twitter page have gone viral on social networking sites in the name of journalist Senthilvel. Also, we have published some other false news claimed to be said by Tamil Kaelvi and Senthilvel.
Conclusion
In our search, Journalist Senthilvel’s tweet that said, “the only solution for the Sri Lankan people who are suffering under unusual circumstances is to bring Sri Lanka under the rule of Stalin, the leader who rules Tamil Nadu”, is false.
