A video of Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is going viral on social media. It is seen in this video that Shashi Tharoor is dancing with women. Users sharing this video are claiming that this video of Shashi Tharoor is from Congress’s Chintan Shivir recently held in Udaipur, Rajasthan.
A user named DK Gautam wrote on Facebook – “*Video clip of serious contemplation of Congress’ “Chintan Shivir” in Udaipur, *Lugia Baaz Congress leader Shashi Tharoor.”
At the same time, this video was shared by many other users.
Fact Check:
To check the authenticity of the viral video, we reverse-searched a few frames of the video. After which a report was published on the website of Jansatta. This report has been published on 19 May 2022. According to this report, Shashi Tharoor danced with women Congress workers of Kerala during an event.
At the same time, we found this video posted on Shashi Tharoor’s official Twitter account on May 18, 2022. Posting this video, he has tagged Kerala Congress, Mahila Congress, and Congress Rajya Sabha MP JB Mather.
My “Chambikko” moment today (for translation, ask a Malayali!) @INCKerala @MahilaCongress @AdvJebiMather pic.twitter.com/znOrhQMzDK
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 18, 2022
This video has also been tweeted by News-24. In which it has been told that this video is of Kerala Congress dancing with women.
केरल कांग्रेस की महिला कार्यकर्ताओं के साथ दिखा शशि थरूर का अनोखा अंदाज#shashitharoor #Kerala pic.twitter.com/JfDexw6sOQ
— News24 (@news24tvchannel) May 18, 2022
Conclusion:
Our fact check proves that this video of Shashi Tharoor is not from Congress’s Chintan Shivir in Udaipur, Rajasthan but from a program organized by Mahila Congress in Kerala. Hence the claim being made by social media users is false and misleading.
Claim Review:- Shashi Tharoor danced with women in Congress’s Chintan Shivir
Claimed by:- Social media users
Fact Check – Misleading
