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Taj Mahal was planned to relocate to a private hotel in the budget announcement?

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The Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, will be relocated to The Hotel Plaza, a New York hotel for 99 years.

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Government of India’s Financial Budget Statements for the year 2021-22 in the Parliament of India. Various criticisms have been levelled at the budget filing that it is selling public sector companies to the private sector.

In this context, a photo of Puthiyathalaimurai is sharing by many. In the news that the announcement has been made that the Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, will be leased to a private hotel for 99 years to the New York hotel called The Plaza.

Fact Check:

There have been no reports in the media that the Taj Mahal will be leased to a New York hotel on a central budget. Examining the news cards on the Facebook page of Puthiyathalaimurai News, no such news card was featured.

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Nirmala Sitharaman’s photo has edited in a news card and shared by many with false news in it. 

Explanation

In our search, its is learned that the news that says “The Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, will be relocated to The Hotel Plaza, a New York hotel for 99 years” is fake edited news.

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