Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir got into an altercation after the IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ikana Stadium in Lucknow. The video of the dispute between these two is becoming rampantly viral on social media.
At the same time, some users are claiming that Virat Kohli had raised the slogan of Rahul Gandhi Zindabad, after which Gautam Gambhir got angry and there was an argument between the two. Sharing this video, a user named Naseema Fatima wrote – “Heard that Virat Kohli shouted the slogan of “Rahul Gandhi” Zindabad. After which Gautam got very serious and flared up.”
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At the same time, this video is also being circulated by many other users.
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Fact Check:
DFRAC team searched Google to verify the claim of social media users. We found several media reports regarding the dispute between Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir. Nowhere in these media reports has it been written that Virat Kohli raised slogans of Rahul Gandhi Zindabad.
According to them, the dispute was about sports. It has been said in the BBC report that Virat Kohli’s argument was first with Gautam Gambhir, then after that with Naveen-ul-Haq. IPL has deducted 100% match fees of Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli for violating the rules after this controversy, while 50% match fees of Naveen-ul-Haq have been deducted.
Apart from this, in other media reports including Aaj Tak, the reason behind the dispute is said to be about the heat during the match. Some media reports also suggest that the controversy started after LSG defeated RCB in a thrilling match played at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 10 April. After the match, a photo of Gautam Gambhir holding a finger over his mouth went viral, with users claiming that Gambhir had instructed RCB supporters to keep quiet after the win.
Source: Aaj Tak
Conclusion:
DFRAC’s fact check confirms that the viral claim is false because Virat Kohli did not raise any political slogan.
