{"id":134445,"date":"2022-10-26T17:59:05","date_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=134445"},"modified":"2022-10-26T18:03:12","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T12:33:12","slug":"congress-leaders-shared-a-video-of-andhra-pradesh-festival-as-bharat-jodo-yatra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/congress-leaders-shared-a-video-of-andhra-pradesh-festival-as-bharat-jodo-yatra\/","title":{"rendered":"Congress leaders share Andhra festival crowd video as Bharat Jodo Yatra gathering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A video of a massive procession moving through a road has been making rounds on social media. The video also shows onlookers on rooftops video-recording the rally on their mobile phones. It has been claimed that this is a visual from the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress leader Sandeep Singh tweeted the video as footage of a crowd that gathered in support of Rahul Gandhi. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xd5OZ\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-18_02_25-Sandeep-Singh-on-Twitter_-_\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932-\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940-\u0915\u0947-\u0932\u093f\u090f-\u0909\u092e\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c-\u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f-_-https___t.co_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-18_02_25-Sandeep-Singh-on-Twitter_-_\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932-\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940-\u0915\u0947-\u0932\u093f\u090f-\u0909\u092e\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c-\u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f-_-https___t.co_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"730\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-18_02_25-Sandeep-Singh-on-Twitter_-_\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932-\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940-\u0915\u0947-\u0932\u093f\u090f-\u0909\u092e\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c-\u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f-_-https___t.co_.jpg 598w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/2022-10-26-18_02_25-Sandeep-Singh-on-Twitter_-_\u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932-\u0917\u093e\u0902\u0927\u0940-\u0915\u0947-\u0932\u093f\u090f-\u0909\u092e\u0921\u093c\u093e-\u091c\u0928\u0938\u0948\u0932\u093e\u092c-\u0926\u0947\u0916\u093f\u090f-_-https___t.co_-246x300.jpg 246w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress Mumbai treasurer Bhushan Patil also amplified the video on Twitter and wrote, \u201cRaichur witnessed historic crowds on the final day of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Karnataka.\u201d (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/l8RUP\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z5-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"958\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z5-1.jpg 958w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z5-1-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z5-1-734x1024.jpg 734w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z5-1-768x1071.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 958px) 100vw, 958px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salman Aneez Soz of the Congress also promoted the video while linking it to the Bharat Jodo Yatra. (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/OYpoa\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Archived link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/sites\/2\/2022\/10\/Screenshot-2022-10-25-172622.jpg?resize=796%2C1196&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Similarly, Chhattisgarh Congress Seva Dal&#8217;s social media state coordinator <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/D4OV9\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manish Tiwari<\/span><\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> along with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/zLG5K\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lutyens Media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, user <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.is\/xzjbY\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sreen Shri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and several others also shared the clip with the same claim on Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-134445 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><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\/congress-leaders-shared-a-video-of-andhra-pradesh-festival-as-bharat-jodo-yatra\/z3-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"1390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z3-2.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z3-2-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z3-2-701x1024.jpg 701w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z3-2-768x1121.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/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\/congress-leaders-shared-a-video-of-andhra-pradesh-festival-as-bharat-jodo-yatra\/z2-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"952\" height=\"1372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z2-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z2-2.jpg 952w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z2-2-208x300.jpg 208w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z2-2-711x1024.jpg 711w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z2-2-768x1107.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 952px) 100vw, 952px\" \/><\/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\/congress-leaders-shared-a-video-of-andhra-pradesh-festival-as-bharat-jodo-yatra\/z1-5\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"954\" height=\"1316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z1-2.jpg 954w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z1-2-217x300.jpg 217w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z1-2-742x1024.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/z1-2-768x1059.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 954px) 100vw, 954px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4><b>Fact-check<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News performed a reverse image search using frames taken from the viral video. This led us to another clip which had been uploaded to YouTube <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_lAS--2uUZA\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on October 12, 2022<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. According to the caption, the video features devotees celebrating the local Pydithalli Sirimanu festival in Andhra Pradesh. The user has also identified the location seen in the visuals as Vizianagaram.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_lAS&#8211;2uUZA]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Taking a closer look at the video, we noticed a Sony Electronics outlet in the background. Using the location mentioned in the YouTube video as a clue, we searched for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Sony\/@18.1101452,83.4101356,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x3a3be54f0b598533:0xddc1c7a1fa445d47!8m2!3d18.1101401!4d83.4123243\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">the same Sony Center on Google Maps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and found that it is located on Fort Road in Andhra Pradesh\u2019s Vizianagaram district.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-134531 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/sony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/sony.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/sony-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/sony-768x635.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Alt News examined the YouTube channel of the user who uploaded the aforementioned video and noticed that they had uploaded <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/apUjXDVbydI\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">another video<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the same festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=apUjXDVbydI]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the clip, a hotel named Anand Grand Fort can also be seen in the background. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hotel+Anand+Grand+Fort\/@18.1129826,83.4103907,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!3m7!1s0x3a3be54fdbe9317f:0x37ec58d08a9b021e!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d18.1129775!4d83.4125794\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When we searched<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for the hotel <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Hotel+Anand+Grand+Fort\/@18.1129826,83.4103907,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m8!3m7!1s0x3a3be54fdbe9317f:0x37ec58d08a9b021e!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d18.1129775!4d83.4125794\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on Google Maps<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we found that it is also located in Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/6-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/6-3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/6-3-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/6-3-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is worth noting that the Sony Center seen in the viral clip and Hotel Anand Grand Fort seen in the other video are located at a distance of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/dir\/Sony,+Fort+Road,+opposite+SBI+branch,+Jonnaguddi+Area,+Vizianagaram,+Andhra+Pradesh\/4C77%2B52W+Hotel+Anand+Grand+Fort,+A.G.+Road,+near+Three+Lamps+Junction,+Vizianagaram,+Andhra+Pradesh+535002\/@18.1099326,83.4141426,17.39z\/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x3a3be54f0b598533:0xddc1c7a1fa445d47!2m2!1d83.4123243!2d18.1101401!1m5!1m1!1s0x3a3be54fdbe9317f:0x37ec58d08a9b021e!2m2!1d83.4125794!2d18.1129775!3e2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">just 300 m<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> away from one another. Also located nearby is the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Sri+Sri+Sri+Pydithalli+Ammavari+Temple\/@18.1139514,83.4105041,17z\/data=!4m22!1m16!4m15!1m6!1m2!1s0x3a3be5502479545d:0x4f91fc57d7050636!2sSri+Sri+Sri+Pydithalli+Ammavari+Temple,+Sivalayam+Street,+Three+Lamps+Area,+Park+Gate+Area,+Vizianagaram,+Andhra+Pradesh!2m2!1d83.4126928!2d18.1139514!1m6!1m2!1s0x3a3be54fdbe9317f:0x37ec58d08a9b021e!2s4C77%2B52W+Hotel+Anand+Grand+Fort,+A.G.+Road,+near+Three+Lamps+Junction,+Vizianagaram,+Andhra+Pradesh+535002!2m2!1d83.4125794!2d18.1129775!3e2!3m4!1s0x3a3be5502479545d:0x4f91fc57d7050636!8m2!3d18.1139514!4d83.4126928\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sri Sri Sri Pydithalli Ammavari Temple<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Pydithalli Srimanu, the festival being celebrated by locals in the video, is associated with this temple.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/5-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1061\" height=\"997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/5-4.jpg 1061w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/5-4-300x282.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/5-4-1024x962.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/5-4-768x722.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1061px) 100vw, 1061px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Next, we translated the related keywords into Telugu using Google Translate and performed a keyword search on Facebook. This led us to an October 11 post on a Facebook page titled <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/shaikiltamash\/posts\/pfbid033jcHJUjwBRrM3ETyKZ2ZWUqGAUEZoQA6rJTjZMS5fa9zfe7fdJgZNc9E4zvn83GZl\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vizianagaram Youth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, containing images of the same festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After examining the photos in this post closely, we noticed that they closely resemble visuals from the video in question. The Sony Center hoarding, the plants on the road divider, along with the tarp on the roof of the building are seen in both. The similarities can be seen more clearly in the side-by-side comparison given below. This confirms that the viral video cannot be from the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi. This is actually a clip of locals gathered to celebrate Pydithalli Sirimanu, a festival unique to Andhra Pradesh.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-134466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/4-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/4-4.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/4-4-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/4-4-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2022\/10\/4-4-768x922.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, the Sirimanotham festival celebrations were held in Andhra Pradesh <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/andhra-pradesh\/andhra-pradesh-sirimantosavam-to-be-celebrated-in-vizianagaram-on-october-11\/article65754439.ece\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">on October 11<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, whereas Rahul Gandhi\u2019s Bharat Jodo Yatra was passing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jansatta.com\/national\/bharat-jodo-yatra-resumes-from-harthikote-village-in-chitradurga-district-karnataka\/2418513\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">through Karnataka\u2019s Chitradurg district<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on the same day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To sum it up, a number of Congress leaders and social media users falsely shared the footage of a large crowd celebrating a local festival in Andhra Pradesh as visuals from the Congress\u2019s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video of a massive procession moving through a road has been making rounds on social media. The video also shows onlookers on rooftops video-recording the rally on their mobile phones. 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