On November 28, 2024, Hemant Soren, the executive president of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), was sworn in as the 14th Chief Minister of Jharkhand at Morhabadi Ground in Ranchi. The event was attended by several opposition leaders from the I.N.D.I.A alliance, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
Amid this, On social media, a video from INDIA alliance has gone viral. While sharing the video some users claim that “Kejriwal did not shake hands with Rahul Gandhi. Meaning clearly AAP is not in the mood to give importance to Congress in Delhi elections”.
Fact Check
During investigations, DFRAC found that the claim was false. We found a full version of this video on the official YouTube channel of ‘The Hindu’ uploaded on November 28, 2024 titled, “LIVE: Hemant Soren’s oath-taking ceremony | The Hindu”. In this video it can be seen that at the stamp of 5:19, Arvind Kejriwal and Rahul Gandhi are shaking hands.
Furthermore, we also found a similar video on the YouTube channel of ‘Jhargov TV’. In this video it can be seen at the timestamp of 2:56:06 minutes that both of them are shaking hands.
Conclusion
It is evident from the DFRAC’s fact check that the viral video claiming that Kejriwal did not shake hands with Rahul Gandhi is false. In the full version of the video both of them are shaking hands. Therefore, the claim of social media users is misleading.
