Fact Check: Did Rahul Gandhi refer to Sushant Singh Rajput as a ‘cricketer’ on Twitter?
Team Udayavani, Jun 16, 2020, 9:23 AM IST
After Sushant Singh’s death, film fraternity, politicians and sportsmen have mourned the demise and took to twitter to express their condolences.
Meanwhile, a condolence tweet by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is going viral on social media where he purportedly referred to Rajput as a cricketer and not an actor.
Many shared the screenshot of the tweet from Rahul Gandhi’s official Twitter handle that says, “I am sorry to hear about the passing of #SushantSinghRajput. A young & talented Cricketer gone too soon. My condolences to his family, friends & fans across the world”
राहुल गांधी जी का ट्वीट देखिए pic.twitter.com/FvkIyD5EIq
— PIYUSH RANJAN ADVOCATE (@PIYUSHRANJANAD1) June 15, 2020
However, the screenshot is fake as in the original tweet he had referred to Rajput as an “actor” and not a “cricketer”.
Also, the time stamps on the viral and original tweets are the same, i.e. 7.31 pm on June 14, 2020. Even if Gandhi had written “cricketer” and re-posted his tweet after deleting the earlier one, there would have been a difference of time.
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