{"id":107484,"date":"2021-11-23T15:50:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=107484"},"modified":"2021-11-23T15:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T10:20:17","slug":"fake-tweet-in-the-name-of-president-ramnath-kovind-padma-shri-awad-kangna-ranaut-pm-modi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-tweet-in-the-name-of-president-ramnath-kovind-padma-shri-awad-kangna-ranaut-pm-modi\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake tweet portrays President requesting Kangana Ranaut&#8217;s Padma Shri be withdrawn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An image of an alleged tweet by President Ram Nath Kovind is viral. The Hindi tweet reads, \u201cKangana Ranaut&#8217;s remarks have hurt the sentiments of the entire nation. I myself feel ashamed to have given her the Padma award! My government requests @narendramodi to allow me to withdraw the award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The alleged tweet has gone viral against the backdrop of Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aajtak.in\/entertainment\/bollywood-news\/story\/kangana-ranaut-in-trouble-complaint-filed-against-her-freedom-comment-tmov-1358386-2021-11-17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">controversial statements<\/a> on India\u2019s independence at a Times Now event. She claimed that India&#8217;s independence in 1947 was a handout and the country got true freedom only in 2014. Her remarks sparked a wave of public outcry, with some individuals also filing complaints against the actress.<\/p>\n<p>A Facebook page named \u2018Now Mahfooz Khan\u2019 shared the image with the same claim. It had amassed over 700 shares at the time of writing. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211118083449\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/login\/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F101948954805314%2Fposts%2F424806282519578\">Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NOWMAHFOOZKHAN\/posts\/424806282519578\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NOWMAHFOOZKHAN\/posts\/424806282519578\"><p>\u092e\u0947\u0930\u0947 \u0916\u092f\u093e\u0932 \u0938\u0947 prasident \u0911\u092b\u093c \u0907\u0902\u0921\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0915\u093f\u0938\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0905\u0928\u0941\u092e\u0924\u0940 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0935\u0936\u094d\u0915\u0924\u093e \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u094b \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u092f\u0947?<\/p>\n<p>\u092a\u0926\u094d\u092e \u092a\u0941\u0930\u0938\u094d\u0915\u093e\u0930 \u0935\u093e\u092a\u0938 \u0932\u0947\u0928\u093e \u091a\u093e\u0939\u093f\u090f \ud83e\udd14\ud83e\udd14<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NOWMAHFOOZKHAN\/\">Now Mahfooz Khan<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NOWMAHFOOZKHAN\/posts\/424806282519578\">Monday, November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>The photo is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%88%20%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%86%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A4%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%2C%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%82&amp;sde=Abo2x9Aw5_NKRRheHQf8xRU0TlfQvkM-oEQSlxgv5n9Lwin9gQfx0EPWgn7kxScBmi99-Oy3fnxAPZzXcx9LPVpp7WyarJWhAYiMhMtSz9a_lBgjIlNglx7eh04QK8MO8rQ_otuSOvisZX9cBz-opHm6ZzuXwxWuFnGNoFM4JsbK0cGNOGCD7vEvan4Vm_9GPe2K8rkyYR2MKBvczM3OP48UKEgRbG_95mMfjQyPV7AzVrXZPy8HyPkmHuHsl7aVTPKLdliyuLinP7-TTfkkDAQDS1hmDfpRqZjMat-yngIm5bIiSdW99Tz71LN6p_adPhiDS5cL794sOZV0AObJrqPH38_7EWBV9JxF7exFgCJLPLhaFFwiAOQA1wNXDRiRXlDjdZC_gXMMVt1hZs1zBi4p9pGIy6uFFQZYoJKonVG7f9uzMGTwq2aUo6wljgwvFrQafZxwGfsUxtKK2pw6ugT1LiDGqUXve4P58O0tMIzFKVWq39u0d_PvpQKb1aEb1JK9yVZ68n5ZUtfAApgR-a5XtFeKuw6fmd68Myh8aqRLbJ2I502LSrR6lexf16LSPAQfRzWL3t8NVljpFa1rC-laNJZGhMtPVHJi_9S23RFLotmgwoCQr0PvWss0z-wTSMqH17mR1-wLagP1uNjU1Zx-A1G6PZcS9ZCxmCl_HshxmU79y-4bZAG0ZULp9Qm-3YhTBA5RKhnf5NO306KgmjwDHHbnQdtgQKFPoQRoRijmbTemW0JMVecBq7NIsMEbPBLmWd7YaogrZpIBx6uxkEW2QzrWq3b2L_GX_OEhVWLnmaZ_4J5YPxWPkG3fjZABzILINeHnJGqNmRqaKBMDp8HX\" 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1301px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>We also received a few requests to verify the screengrab on the Alt News WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160) and mobile app.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-107484 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-tweet-in-the-name-of-president-ramnath-kovind-padma-shri-awad-kangna-ranaut-pm-modi\/screen-shot-2021-11-18-at-9-24-28-am-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-18-at-9.24.28-AM.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-18-at-9.24.28-AM.png 519w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-18-at-9.24.28-AM-300x190.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/fake-tweet-in-the-name-of-president-ramnath-kovind-padma-shri-awad-kangna-ranaut-pm-modi\/screenshot_20211118-092605\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_20211118-092605.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_20211118-092605.jpeg 1440w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_20211118-092605-300x257.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_20211118-092605-1024x876.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/Screenshot_20211118-092605-768x657.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact-check<\/h4>\n<p>President Kovind\u2019s official Twitter handle is not \u2018@rashtrptibhvn\u2019 as in the viral image, but <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn\">\u2018@rashtrapatibhvn\u2019<\/a>. The display name is also misspelt as \u2018Prasident of India\u2019 instead of \u2018President of India\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-29.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-29.jpeg 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-29-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-29-768x402.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition, Alt News could not find any such tweet on the President\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter timeline<\/a>. Had he actually posted such a tweet, it would have received widespread media coverage.<\/p>\n<p>Upon further researching the handle \u2018@rashtrptibhvn\u2019, we discovered it currently remains <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrptibhvn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">suspended<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-107488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-6.png 660w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-6-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An archived version of the tweet that appears in the screenshot can be accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20211112131621\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrptibhvn\/status\/1459146426437361664\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. This link also shows the user\u2019s bio which states that it was a fan account of the President of India.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"500\" class=\"wp-image-107489\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-7.png\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-7.png 810w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-7-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/11\/word-image-7-768x474.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apart from this, several Twitter users <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thesaxenajay\/status\/1461003512674799619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a> to old tweets posted by this account and clarified that it was fake. One user shared a screenshot of the handle\u2019s profile and tagged the Home Minister\u2019s office, the PMO, and Delhi police while demanding that strict action be taken against the user posing as the President.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u0947\u0936 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0939\u093e\u092e\u0939\u093f\u092e \u0915\u0947 \u0906\u0927\u093f\u0915\u093e\u0930\u093f\u0915 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0924\u093f\u0930\u093f\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u090f\u0915 \u092b\u0947\u0915 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0921\u0932 \u0905\u092b\u0935\u093e\u0939 \u092b\u0948\u0932\u093e \u0930\u0939\u093e \u0939\u0948 \u0905\u0938\u0932\u0940 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0921\u0932 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrapatibhvn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rashtrapatibhvn<\/a><br \/>\n\u092b\u0947\u0915 \u091f\u094d\u0935\u093f\u091f\u0930 \u0939\u0948\u0902\u0921\u0932 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rashtrptibhvn?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@rashtrptibhvn<\/a> \u0915\u0943\u092a\u092f\u093e \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0936\u093e\u0938\u0928\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u0935\u093e\u0939\u0940 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902\u0964<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PMOIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@PMOIndia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiPolice?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DelhiPolice<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5BBtYk2eqU\">pic.twitter.com\/5BBtYk2eqU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0905\u200d\u0945\u0921. \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940\u0915\u093e\u0902\u0924 \u092e\u093f\u0936\u094d\u0930 || Adv. Shrikant Mishra (@ShrikantRMishra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShrikantRMishra\/status\/1460230008115396609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The tweet is, therefore, fake.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image of an alleged tweet by President Ram Nath Kovind is viral. The Hindi tweet reads, \u201cKangana Ranaut&#8217;s remarks have hurt the sentiments of the entire nation. I myself feel ashamed to have given her the Padma award! 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