{"id":100324,"date":"2021-08-13T16:45:51","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=100324"},"modified":"2021-08-13T16:45:51","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T11:15:51","slug":"fake-tweet-of-rahul-gandhi-asking-why-neeraj-chopra-standing-on-second-position-instead-of-winning-gold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-tweet-of-rahul-gandhi-asking-why-neeraj-chopra-standing-on-second-position-instead-of-winning-gold\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake, satirical tweet on Neeraj Chopra’s podium position viral in Rahul Gandhi’s name"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian sportspersons performed splendidly in the recently concluded Tokyo Olympics, bringing home a total of seven medals. On August 7, athlete Neeraj Chopra made history<\/a> by winning a gold medal in javelin throw. Following this, a screenshot of an alleged tweet attributed to Rahul Gandhi began circulating widely. The tweet reads, “Is it right to stand at number two even after coming first? Please answer, Modi ji”. The tweet contains a photo of Neeraj Chopra with two players who clinched second and third positions from the Czech Republic. Chopra is standing in the middle on the podium. Users are sharing the image while mocking the Congress leader.<\/p>\n

Twitter user ‘Narendra Modi Fan’ has tweeted the screenshot. The post amassed 258 retweets at the time of writing. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Via @RahulGandhi<\/a> \u091c\u0935\u093e\u092c \u0926\u094b \u092e\u094b\u0926\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23 pic.twitter.com\/6tKK5HOG9m<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Narendra Modi fan (@narendramodi177) August 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A cursory look at replies to the tweet shows that people believe Rahul Gandhi genuinely posted the tweet in question.<\/p>\n