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The viral video shows actress Payal Jadhav showcasing her sword-wielding skills.
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Rekha Gupta, the debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi on February 20. Born in Haryana’s Jind, Gupta’s political journey goes back to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. A video now going viral purports to show Gupta demonstrating her sword-wielding skills.
Sharing it on X, one person wrote, “Old video of RSS worker and she is worked at ABVP and after in a long time working in BJP 1st time elected in MLA worker Rekha Guptaji. Now Delhi CM. Many congratulations Shri @gupta_rekha ji.” Its archive can be seen here.
India Today Fact Check found that the woman seen in this video is not Rekha Gupta, but actress Payal Jadhav.
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Reverse searching keyframes from the viral video led us to an Instagram post shared by Payal Jadhav. The post dated February 19 was a tribute to the Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Shivaji. She credited “Savyasachi Gurukulam”, a training institute in Maharashtra for her martial arts skills.
Payal Jadhav is an actress who made her debut in Marathi cinema with the film “Baaplyok” in 2023. She has also worked in “Manvat Murders”, a TV series, and played a small role in the “Three of Us”, a movie.
Jadhav graduated from Pune University and has a master's degree in Bharatanatyam from Lalit Kala Kendra. Earlier, on January 5, 2023, she shared a photo of herself in an attire similar to the one seen in the viral video.
It is thus, clear that a video of actress Payal Jadhav was falsely shared as an old video of Delhi CM Rekha Gupta.
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