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A photo of Rahul Gandhi posing with a young woman has gone viral with the claims that the woman in the picture is Amulya Leona Noronha.
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India Today Fact Check
This is not Amulya Leona. The woman seen with Rahul Gandhi is Miva Andreleo of the Kerala Students Union (KSU).
Rahul Gandhi and members of the Congress party, as part of the Bharat Jodo Yatra, have met locals and leaders alike as they move from city to city on foot. Of the many, many photos from the road, one shows Gandhi posing with a young woman. The Congress leader was giving her a side-hug.
This photo has been widely shared with some questionable claims. They alleged that the woman in the photo is Amulya Leona Noronha, a student who chanted “Pakistan Zindabad” during an anti-CAA rally, while sharing the stage with MP Asaduddin Owaisi in February 2020.
People shared the photo with captions like, "Remember her who said Pak Zindabad, you can see her with Pappu in Bharat Todo Yatra." The Archived version of one such post can be seen here . It was tweeted by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Priti Gandhi, who said, "Look carefully. Not Bharat Jodo, this is Bharat Todo!" She later deleted the tweet.
Remember her who said PaK Zindabad, you can see her with Pappu in #BharatTodoYatra pic.twitter.com/acmCn4A4Mo — AG #MakingOfANewIndia (@AG4BJP) September 23, 2022
AFWA's investigation found that the woman seen in the viral photo is not Amulya Leona Noronha.
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We noticed tweets in responses to such tweets claiming that the woman in the photo was Miva Andreleo.
We searched for Miva Andreleo and found her social media accounts. On her Instagram, she shared the same photo of herself with Rahul Gandhi.
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A comparison between both makes it easy to understand that both are the same.
Who is Miva Andreleo?
As her profile mentioned, Andreleo is a member of the Kerala Students Union (KSU). She also works for the Congress party. She also posted a video of her meeting Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala.
Therefore, it is clear that the woman seen with Rahul Gandi is not Amulya Leona Noronha, but Miva Andreleo, a student leader from Kerala.
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