{"id":12567,"date":"2018-05-09T17:56:48","date_gmt":"2018-05-09T12:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=12567"},"modified":"2018-07-11T13:43:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T08:13:22","slug":"old-video-circulates-with-false-claim-that-rahul-gandhi-termed-siddaramaiah-govt-as-corrupt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/old-video-circulates-with-false-claim-that-rahul-gandhi-termed-siddaramaiah-govt-as-corrupt\/","title":{"rendered":"Old video circulates with false claim that Rahul Gandhi termed Siddaramaiah Govt as corrupt"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Aam taur se bhrastachar hota hai, ek do mantri bhrashtachar karte hain, magar karnataka mein puri sarkar bhrastachar pe chal rahi thi” (Generally when corruption occurs, one or two ministers are involved. But in Karnataka the entire Government is steeped in corruption- translated)<\/em>. These words by Rahul Gandhi are being used to the Congress President on social media with the claim that he termed the ruling Congress Government in Karnataka as corrupt. A video clip is currently viral on social media in which Rahul Gandhi says these words at a political rally. This video is particularly popular on Facebook. PostCard News<\/em> which is a fake news website posted this video on its page on May 6, and it has been shared more than 4000 times since then.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This dumb guy wants to become the Prime Minister. He said ” Karnataka govt brashtachar se chalta hai “.\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

Arre pappu ji aap kab sudroge.?<\/p>\n

Posted by Post Card<\/a> on Sunday, May 6, 2018<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Another Facebook page, Atal Bihari Vajpayee Fans<\/a> which has more than 12 lakh followers too posted this video with this claim on May 5. It has been shared over 2500 times. Both the pages have shared this video with the words, “This dumb guy wants to become the Prime Minister. He said ‘Karnataka govt brashtachar se chalta hai’. Are pappu ji aap kab sudroge.?”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

This video has been circulated on Twitter as well. Among those who tweeted this video was Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar who is close to the BJP.<\/p>\n

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Here is @RahulGandhi<\/a> exposing @siddaramaiah<\/a> \u2018s corruption ! Where did that 40lac #Hublot<\/a> watch come from? Which of the many \u201cprojects\u201d was the cause of that gift @CMofKarnataka<\/a> ? \ud83d\ude0f\ud83d\ude20 https:\/\/t.co\/YKFMEAtYUS<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Rajeev Chandrasekhar (@rajeev_mp) May 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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‘I m genius, Thank me, I m welcome’. Rahul Gandhi is seriously a genius.<\/p>\n

Only few have the courage of accepting their crimes.<\/p>\n

Hear, Rahul Gandhi accepting the corruption done by Mr. Siddarupphiya ! pic.twitter.com\/EYXon5DZP9<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 BJYM (BJP Youth Wing) (@BJYM) May 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, did Rahul Gandhi unwittingly criticise his own government in Karnataka headed by Siddaramaiah during his campaign in the state? Boom Live<\/a><\/em> fact checked this claim and found that the video is not of the recent campaigning in Karnataka by the Congress President, but dates back to 2013. Rahul Gandhi had spoken these words at a rally in Tumkur, Karnataka in April 2013. The exact words can be found in the video below from 5:25 to 5:46. It may be noted that in April 2013, BJP was in power in Karnataka and Congress was in opposition.<\/p>\n