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Did Mamta Banerjee make Akhilesh Yadav sit on a ‘stool’ without offering him a chair? Read – Fact Check

Nisar Ahmed Siddiqui March 21, 2023
WhatsApp Image 2023-03-20 at 3.54.53 PM

The National Executive meeting of the Samajwadi Party was held recently in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal. During this, Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav met West Bengal CM, Mamata Banerjee. This photo went viral on social media claiming that Mamata Banerjee made Akhilesh Yadav sit on a stool instead of giving him a chair.

Sharing this photo, a verified user named Divya Gaurav Tripathi wrote – “National President of Samajwadi Party @yadavakhilesh is in Kolkata to meet the National Executive of SP. For the 2024 elections, he is engaged in connecting the leaders of different states. What is the importance of Akhilesh for Mamta, understand this from the fact that he was made to sit on a “stool”. (English Translation)

समाजवादी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष @yadavakhilesh सपा की राष्ट्रीय कार्यकारिणी के लिए कोलकाता में हैं। 2024 के लिए वह अलग – अलग प्रदेश के नेताओं को जोड़ने में लगे हैं।
अखिलेश की अहमियत ममता के लिए क्या है, यह इसी से समझिए कि उनको "स्टूल" पर बैठा दिया pic.twitter.com/nZjn632KWw

— Divya Gaurav Tripathi 🇮🇳 (@write2divya) March 18, 2023

While another user wrote – “Akhilesh Yadav, who teased Keshav Prasad Maurya by calling him a stool minister, was put on a stool by his alliance partner Mamata Banerjee… #stoolneta”

केशव प्रसाद मौर्या को स्टूल मंत्री कह कर चिढ़ाने वाले अखिलेश यादव को उनकी गठबंधन पार्टनर ममता बनर्जी ने ही स्टूल पर टिकाया…
😂😂😂#स्टूलनेता https://t.co/jXXrxKOuoI pic.twitter.com/bN1cUutAOl

— Jai Singh Bisen 🪷 (@myjaysingh) March 19, 2023

Apart from this, many other users have also shared this photo.

हम " स्टूल कांड " और " दरी कांड " कि कड़ी निंदा करते है !
.
जहां ममता बनर्जी ने सपा अध्यक्ष अखिलेश यादव को " स्टूल " पर और चचा शिवपाल को " बेंच " पर बिताया !

वही सेनिया जी ने तो , संजय सिंह को " दरी " पर ही बिठा दिया !

# विपक्षी एकता
🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/nDvdULqszz

— Er. Rajesh Singh (@Kumar1975Rajesh) March 19, 2023

Fact Check:

To fact-check the viral photo, the DFRAC team reverse-searched the photo. Meanwhile, we found a tweet on the official Twitter handle of Mamata Banerjee’s party ‘All India Trinamool Congress.’ (@AITCofficial). In this tweet, pictures of the meeting of Akhilesh Yadav and other Samajwadi Party leaders with Mamata Banerjee are uploaded.

Hon'ble President of @samajwadiparty Shri @yadavakhilesh called on our Hon'ble Chairperson Smt @MamataOfficial today, in Kolkata.

Special moments from the meeting 👇 pic.twitter.com/UESY4wv1KC

— All India Trinamool Congress (@AITCofficial) March 17, 2023

While looking at these pictures separately, it was revealed that Akhilesh Yadav was not sitting on a stool but on a chair. The handle of the chair can be seen on the backside of Akhilesh Yadav.

Conclusion:

It is clear from DFRAC’s investigation that the claim is fake as Akhilesh Yadav is not sitting on a stool but on a chair.

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