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Claim
Rahul Gandhi insults Mallikarjun Kharge by forcing him to get up from his chair during an event.
Fact
Video found to be clipped, Gandhi was helping Kharge to get up from his chair after he was invited to speak at the event.
A 23-second video, purportedly showing Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge getting up from his chair with Lok Sabha leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi behind him, has gone viral across social media platforms. According to the users, Kharge was insulted by Gandhi, who forced him to get up from his seat. “Rahul Gandhi arrives late at a function when Antonia Maino and Kharge are already seated onstage. Without the slightest respect for age or designation, Mallikarjun Kharge is asked to vacate the seat and move elsewhere. Kharge leaves in a huff,” read an X post, sharing the video.
We received this video on our Whatsapp tipline (9999499044), too, requesting us to fact-check it.
Fact Check
Newschecker ran a reverse image search of keyframes, which led us to this Instagram video by the Indian Youth Congress, dated January 15, 2025, hailing Gandhi’s respect towards Kharge. “This is the culture of Congress!! This relationship between Congress President Mr. Mallikarjun Kharge and leader of opposition Mr. @rahulgandhi ji is beyond words!,” read the post in Hindi.
We learnt that the event in the viral video was the inauguration of the Congress party’s new national headquarters at 9A, Kotla Road, New Delhi, on January 15, 2025 which has been named Indira Gandhi Bhawan. The Indian National Congress livestreamed the event on its YouTube channel on January 15, 2025, headlined “LIVE: Inauguration of Indira Bhawan, the new AICC HQ | Delhi”.
The viral excerpt can be seen from the 46:45 mark, where Kharge is invited to speak after Rahul Gandhi addresses the gathering at the inauguration, which is when we see Gandhi helping Kharge get up from his chair.
After Rahul pulls his chair back a little (46:48) (left), Kharge gets up and goes to speak. After that, Rahul is seen sitting in the chair next to Kharge (47:32) (right), which confirms that the viral video has been clipped to present a false picture.
Also Read: AI-Generated Image Of Amitabh Bachchan With Rekha At Mahakumbh Goes Viral
Conclusion
Viral video claiming to show Rahul Gandhi behaving disrespectfully towards Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge was found to be clipped and shared with a false narrative .
Result: False
Sources
Instagram post, Indian Youth Congress, January 17, 2025
YouTube post, Indian National Congress,January 15, 2025
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