{"id":125617,"date":"2022-08-16T11:54:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T06:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=125617"},"modified":"2022-08-16T11:54:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T06:24:16","slug":"false-claim-that-gold-medalist-wrestlers-were-seen-in-farmer-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/false-claim-that-gold-medalist-wrestlers-were-seen-in-farmer-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo of CWG medalists with Rakesh Tikait viral with misleading claims"},"content":{"rendered":"

India won a total of 61 medals<\/a> in the Commonwealth Games 2022. This includes 22 Gold, 16 Silver and 23 Bronze medals. Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia, Ravi Kumar Dahiya and Naveen are among the players who have won gold medals in wrestling.<\/p>\n

Since the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, a picture is viral on social media. In this photo, along with farmer leader Rakesh Tikait, wrestlers Bajrang Punia, Deepak Punia and Ravi Kumar Dahiya are seen sitting on a stage. It is shared with the claim that it was clicked during the farmers’ protest<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Rajasthan Youth Congress tweeted the picture and wrote, “This photo is of the farmers’ movement. And these three wrestlers have now returned victorious.” (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Rajasthan Youth Congress (@Rajasthan_PYC) August 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Congress leader Alka Lamba, quote-tweeted Rajasthan Youth Congress and wrote, “Blessings and prayers of our farmers were with all of them”. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Alka Lamba (@LambaAlka) August 12, 2022<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Journalist Mandeep Punia also described it as a picture taken during the time of the farmers’ movement. (Archive link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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\u2014 Mandeep Punia (@mandeeppunia1) August 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

On Facebook, this image has been shared by pages such as With INC<\/a>, Yuva Desh<\/a>, satirical page Rofl Gandhi<\/a> etc., with the same claim.<\/p>\n