{"id":108006,"date":"2021-12-02T19:19:40","date_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=108006"},"modified":"2021-12-02T19:19:40","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T13:49:40","slug":"false-claim-that-akhilesh-yadav-didnt-offer-tribute-to-atal-bihari-vajpayee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-that-akhilesh-yadav-didnt-offer-tribute-to-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/","title":{"rendered":"Fact-check: Did Akhilesh Yadav not pay respects after Atal Bihari Vajpayee&#8217;s demise?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photo from Akhilesh Yadav\u2019s wedding where the SP leader is pictured with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is circulating widely on social media platforms. Users are claiming that Yadav did not pay his respects after the senior leader\u2019s passing even though he was a guest at his wedding.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0915\u0940 \u0936\u093e\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0905\u091f\u0932 \u091c\u0940 \u0917\u092f\u0947 \u0964\u0932\u0947\u0915\u093f\u0928 \u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0924\u0915 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0926\u0947\u0928\u0947 \u0917\u092f\u093e \u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e \u092f\u0939\u0940 \u0907\u0928\u0915\u093e \u0938\u092e\u093e\u091c\u0935\u093e\u0926 \u0939\u0948..\ud83e\udd37 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZLcWxfC5vf\">pic.twitter.com\/ZLcWxfC5vf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thor#Hindutv\ud83d\udea9 (@Thor00008) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Thor00008\/status\/1441422851291049991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is worth noting that a range of viral claims is being shared online against the backdrop of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections.<\/p>\n<p>The claim is widespread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%82%20%E0%A4%85%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A5%A4%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%20%20%40yadavakhilesh%20%20%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%20%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%95%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;sde=AbpHWf93SXR8eRUFmwkiy_IT4l1tnm0cyuOkMaV4VgtCuyCformPFQCxkiyyKkqjwAubxW7TZlaGVfD4VZQv_3dvrnzWepH8XZowvRXYSqsRpIT94ZtKik9hUqX6yjKtMyhuj8upbrTgBY8NJexIsZ7nqZH-pehHBbWSrurDJWCNe-pj1kaewQhJFM10NKBJHVEHdcXm4rcFwFfLYQWI31d0xs-SqX5tL_QevY9q7nOSupAodMG9B1Q36P98c4K4hkI7jv12D30lGKNoYhgUGa7uv272yH6OA7-9Yhczasb29fGQcVacfAbwTq81hiCWbf4lW70Dtj7xLa8_KafNFrIHhOhJN8aC6KD0Qv300WHT5PC5pwg-7Ze3y2PlGwftXOHcBXZvy_4Kp2IF0emwxgRrF9h1p4i-PSNZF0cXB0IW8H9Axq5Fv84IVUoPB_xXUQc8aXkmb6S0f1gt8Madjzmy7egLuBkRjcYCOcsz97oQcgyc-6UbL82BscMg56tdAl7P_HgdHGd8-Qds6hkNgXb8Wfd82NwW-hrZj3fvqzaJSiLxl-tDSd4GInnSGIcFYdP-WXaVV8wXMtGRRfXR9asPn-IcrxaVZZ5PE58_suj7ZUiIouBYc6gq-iu8LfU1gj-p54yC6pPGDLW2kx_20mbp72PPnZTJhHukO4TgW-zZOdzPc7znGZtuVgacOSYs8sBJd0Oos9SCDXs8wkyoPcR7IuFHda591rDFCJ40qOyfvxhohla9HJXREjNdAyFguD1nfWVH0EwKVDDcwBkjjD9nc9AftAWcYDop01bXU9vaDJIrEAr7KV8149SOvF5LnrMRVCdpS3OvgiDTx8N42306U-Uy6l73n4imYdjsb5Wijtam1d8Tm3rLezLlVH8ubwEvI_krkOP6r6d7c12kgfq0NhGtURVtlP5BRzTUV8h0sUEkhzwK6op2F4LDfYPW7H9cIWcDazlSZ963iIKZnpyF6HJNL2IYXtyMza3ZOr-X2F9dnLsVWwasFVleob3G4wL82XT-uoqZJdg71nkYE-EWC0Z3jLu_144vFcF6ttAsFxkxQCHJGkEFa9LwlejhZucKNyEv_XmK1eo1WfsKtuz5i5F401S03pSw90Y1G5NoLcg-Be-PeqXYHvNM6hbp_O8\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-that-akhilesh-yadav-didnt-offer-tribute-to-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/2021-11-30-17_30_27-window\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"471\" height=\"522\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_27-Window.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_27-Window.jpeg 471w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_27-Window-271x300.jpeg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-that-akhilesh-yadav-didnt-offer-tribute-to-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/2021-11-30-17_30_39-window-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"476\" height=\"508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_39-Window-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_39-Window-1.jpeg 476w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_30_39-Window-1-281x300.jpeg 281w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/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\/false-claim-that-akhilesh-yadav-didnt-offer-tribute-to-atal-bihari-vajpayee\/2021-11-30-17_29_30-window\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"341\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_29_30-Window.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_29_30-Window.png 341w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/2021-11-30-17_29_30-Window-300x252.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Alt News discovered that this image had been circulated with the same claim <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1652533501464566\/posts\/2054809177903661\/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZWIjsiQVO09YzcMZTXj_kgsLQirGTfH5hoOZtbT42K33fSPZ4FsV8AkzmiTLrrEl223NgNv60_1XQ845SkqLdZU4nAY192VJhfZkM6eqQNJSi_5VidcbuNvIdC57kcl7tK-nqGVs0WPAIo6vERF56Aw&amp;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\">back in 2018<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108008 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"260\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-1.png 260w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-1-236x300.png 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Fact-check<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We performed a keyword search which led us to a tweet posted by Akhilesh Yadav dated August 17, 2018. He shared two photos of himself paying tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. One of these is the same image that is viral currently. The other shows him paying his respects to the senior leader by offering flowers at his last rites ceremony.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0938\u094d\u0935. \u0905\u091f\u0932 \u091c\u0940 \u0928\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0932\u0917\u0924 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u0938\u0947 \u090a\u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0920\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u0938\u0926\u0948\u0935 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0932 \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093f\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u0924\u094b\u0902 \u0935 \u0905\u092a\u0928\u0947 \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0905\u0921\u093f\u0917 \u0930\u0939\u0928\u093e \u0938\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u091c\u092c \u092d\u0940 \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u092d\u091f\u0915\u0940 \u0909\u0938\u0915\u094b \u0938\u0939\u0940 \u092e\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0917 \u0926\u093f\u0916\u093e\u092f\u093e, \u0935\u093f\u0926\u0947\u0936\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u092e\u093f\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0924\u093e \u0915\u093e \u092a\u093e\u0920 \u092a\u0922\u093c\u093e\u092f\u093e. \u0905\u091f\u0932 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u092d\u093e\u0930\u0924\u0940\u092f \u0930\u093e\u091c\u0928\u0940\u0924\u093f \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0938\u093e\u0939\u093f\u0924\u094d\u092f\u093f\u0915 \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u0915\u0947 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u0930\u093f\u0924 \u0938\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u0915\u093e \u092e\u094c\u0928 \u0939\u094b \u091c\u093e\u0928\u093e \u0939\u0948. \u092e\u094c\u0928 \u0928\u092e\u0928! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1w4EOgr9qG\">pic.twitter.com\/1w4EOgr9qG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yadavakhilesh\/status\/1030341163843284993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/lucknow\/msy-akhilesh-offer-tributes-to-vajpayee\/articleshow\/65449082.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a> reported that Yadav had offered a floral tribute during Vajpayee&#8217;s last rites ceremony. A <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.news18.com\/news\/uttar-pradesh\/lucknow-akhilesh-yadav-pay-homage-to-former-pm-atal-bihari-vajpayee-1483771.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News18 Hindi report<\/a> carried a photo of the tribute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108009 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"748\" height=\"608\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-5.jpeg 748w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/12\/word-image-5-300x244.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 748px) 100vw, 748px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>SP had tweeted images of its members paying their respects to Atal Bihar Vajpayee on August 17, 2018.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u0926\u093f\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0905\u091f\u0932 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930\u0940 \u0935\u093e\u091c\u092a\u0947\u092f\u0940 \u091c\u0940 \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0938 \u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u092a\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u092a\u093e\u0930\u094d\u0925\u093f\u0935 \u0936\u0930\u0940\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u093f\u092e \u0926\u0930\u094d\u0936\u0928 \u0915\u0930 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0926\u094d\u0927\u093e\u0902\u091c\u0932\u093f \u0905\u0930\u094d\u092a\u0923 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u0936\u094b\u0915\u093e\u0915\u0941\u0932 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u091c\u0928\u094b\u0902 \u0938\u0947 \u0938\u0902\u0935\u0947\u0926\u0928\u093e \u0935\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0924 \u0915\u0930\u0924\u0947 \u0939\u0941\u090f \u0930\u093e\u0937\u094d\u091f\u094d\u0930\u0940\u092f \u0905\u0927\u094d\u092f\u0915\u094d\u0937 \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0905\u0916\u093f\u0932\u0947\u0936 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u091c\u0940\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TjXUfmU5kw\">pic.twitter.com\/TjXUfmU5kw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samajwadiparty\/status\/1030334360216653825?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 17, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>An old viral claim about Akhilesh Yadav not paying a tribute to Atal Bihari Vajpayee after his death has gone viral once again, this time against the backdrop of the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photo from Akhilesh Yadav\u2019s wedding where the SP leader is pictured with former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee is circulating widely on social media platforms. 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