{"id":143806,"date":"2023-01-18T19:47:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T14:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=143806"},"modified":"2023-01-18T21:20:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T15:50:05","slug":"media-outlets-use-pongal-video-from-canada-to-claim-rishi-sunak-celebrated-festival-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/media-outlets-use-pongal-video-from-canada-to-claim-rishi-sunak-celebrated-festival-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Media outlets use Pongal video from Canada to claim Rishi Sunak celebrated festival in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several media outlets carried a video which was apparently shot at a <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">traditional Pongal lunch in <\/span><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">London hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Times Now tweeted &#8220;#Watch: #UK #PM Rishi Sunak hosts traditional Pongal lunch in #London, his staff eat meals using their hands&#8221;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104107\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1615350854810206211?t=87v3gQcKHmFKdVbyGiembQ&amp;s=19\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Watch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Watch<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PM<\/a> Rishi Sunak hosts traditional Pongal lunch in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/London?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#London<\/a>, his staff eat meals using their hands. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qAqUtorCDU\">https:\/\/t.co\/qAqUtorCDU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1615350854810206211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>India today also tweeted the clip and claimed that the video was of UK delegates celebrating the Pongal festival by feasting on banana leaves. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104123\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiaToday\/status\/1615269748278956033\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch this viral video of UK delegates celebrating the Pongal festival by feasting on banana leaves. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewsMo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewsMo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ITReel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ITReel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pongal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UK<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFaCDVdkqw\">pic.twitter.com\/DFaCDVdkqw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndiaToday\/status\/1615269748278956033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>NDTV News Feed tweeted the image with the caption and wrote, &#8220;Watch: UK PM Office Celebrates Pongal, Staff Eats With Hands On Banana Leaf&#8221;. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104102\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtvfeed\/status\/1615385719815405574?t=AVOrWZWO8YqAtfAAkpvvKw&amp;s=19\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Watch: UK PM Office Celebrates Pongal, Staff Eats With Hands On Banana Leaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1dRVYPO3JM\">https:\/\/t.co\/1dRVYPO3JM<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MMXoJVmYPH\">pic.twitter.com\/MMXoJVmYPH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NDTV News feed (@ndtvfeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtvfeed\/status\/1615385719815405574?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104150\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/Oneindia\/status\/1615310615375122433?t=yLh4htou0cFAw5XeTgBAUw&amp;s=19\">Oneindia News<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104152\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/TV9Telugu\/status\/1615293545698689024?t=WD5CC1U_dDGD0S9pu9Dn0w&amp;s=19\">TV9 Telugu<\/a> and Hindi news portal <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104202\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/prabhasakshi\/status\/1615328088010723331?t=4sVP_BGZd5ZJXBoUGcaYpA&amp;s=19\">Prabhsakshi<\/a> also tweeted the viral clip with the same claim.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-143806 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\/media-outlets-use-pongal-video-from-canada-to-claim-rishi-sunak-celebrated-festival-in-london\/chrome_h7leeslwli\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1203\" height=\"1490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_H7LEeSlWLI.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_H7LEeSlWLI.jpg 1203w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_H7LEeSlWLI-242x300.jpg 242w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_H7LEeSlWLI-827x1024.jpg 827w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_H7LEeSlWLI-768x951.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1203px) 100vw, 1203px\" \/><\/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\/media-outlets-use-pongal-video-from-canada-to-claim-rishi-sunak-celebrated-festival-in-london\/chrome_nyipgpo7uh\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"1552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh.jpg 1198w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh-768x995.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_nyIpgpo7uh-1186x1536.jpg 1186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/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\/media-outlets-use-pongal-video-from-canada-to-claim-rishi-sunak-celebrated-festival-in-london\/chrome_fvnt7nakmi\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1220\" height=\"1508\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_fVNt7nAkmi.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_fVNt7nAkmi.jpg 1220w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_fVNt7nAkmi-243x300.jpg 243w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_fVNt7nAkmi-828x1024.jpg 828w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/chrome_fVNt7nAkmi-768x949.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1220px) 100vw, 1220px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Gaurav Agarwal, who is attachced to TV9 Bharatvarsh, shared the clip and claimed that this was how Pongal was celebrated at the UK Prime Minister&#8217;s office. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104159\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauravAgrawaal\/status\/1615277723991306240?t=0FPqOfyFPjcRJ1xxNw7WJw&amp;s=19\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">UK \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0927\u093e\u0928\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0907\u0938 \u0924\u0930\u0939 \u092e\u0928\u093e\u092f\u093e \u0917\u092f\u093e \u092a\u094b\u0902\u0917\u0932\u0964 Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RishiSunak?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RishiSunak<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u091c\u092f \u0939\u094b\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyPongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyPongal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PongalFestival?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PongalFestival<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KUUthpLpLq\">pic.twitter.com\/KUUthpLpLq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gaurav Agrawal (@GauravAgrawaal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GauravAgrawaal\/status\/1615277723991306240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Senior Journalist Jayprrakash Singh also tweeted the clip with the same claim. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118104141\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayprakashindia\/status\/1615226168910962689?t=XESbiWAUT9reCTEdhhq2Uw&amp;s=19\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Pongal lunch hosted by PM Rishi Sunak in London.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pongal2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pongal2023<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PongalFestival?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PongalFestival<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Sunak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Sunak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RishiSunak?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RishiSunak<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/London?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#London<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hc1Xq6OI1G\">pic.twitter.com\/Hc1Xq6OI1G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jayprrakash Singh (@jayprakashindia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jayprakashindia\/status\/1615226168910962689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>User @<span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">MeghUpdates tweeted the viral clip with the same claim and garnered almost 5,00,000 views and over 2,000 retweets. (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20230118110806\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/meghupdates\/status\/1615160401989373952?s=46&amp;t=VN3_xlJKL0p1vm9Ci1VCiA\">Archive<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Viral Video of UK defense &amp; PM&#8217;s office staff celebrating Pongal\/Makar Sankranti festival.<\/p>\n<p>A welcome change \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CZXAjSxZLy\">pic.twitter.com\/CZXAjSxZLy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Megh Updates \ud83d\udea8\u2122 (@MeghUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeghUpdates\/status\/1615160401989373952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>Upon a reverse image search using key-frames from the viral video, we found the same clip on a page called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tamilculturewaterloo\/videos\/551800333329837\">Tamil Culture Waterloo Region<\/a>. According to the caption of the post, the people seen in the video were Waterloo politicians, Regional Chair City Mayors, councillors, the police chief and staff. Thus, the video was shot in Canada and not the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-video\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tamilculturewaterloo\/videos\/551800333329837\/\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tamilculturewaterloo\/videos\/551800333329837\/\"><p>TCA Tamil Thai Pongal Celebration (Tamil Thanksgiving) region of Waterloo politicians, Regional Chair City Mayors, councilors and Police Chief and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tamilculturewaterloo\/\">Tamil Culture Waterloo Region<\/a> on Sunday, 15 January 2023<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Moreover, upon a relevant keyword search on Twitter, we found a tweet by Waterloo MP Bardish Chagger, who posted images from the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On this 4th &amp; final day of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThaiPongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThaiPongal<\/a>, I send best wishes to all celebrating, and my appreciation to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waterlootamils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WaterlooTamils<\/a>, all performers, and supporters for the wonderful festival this past weekend.<br \/>\nAlso happy to welcome @GaryAnandasagaree to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WRawesome?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WRawesome<\/a> during Tamil Heritage Month. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/peU3IoKWzG\">pic.twitter.com\/peU3IoKWzG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bardish Chagger (@BardishKW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BardishKW\/status\/1615439143328178203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chagger can be seen in the viral clip wearing the same attire, as seen in one of the images she posted. Below we have compared a screenshot from the clip and an image that was tweeted by her.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1146\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-768x421.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1146px) 100vw, 1146px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chief of police Mark Crowell also tweeted an image from the Thai Pongal event at Waterloo.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A wonderful evening celebrating Tamil Heritage Month and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pongal<\/a> with the Tamil Cultural Association of Waterloo Region. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WRPSToday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@WRPSToday<\/a> is grateful for your ongoing friendship and community leadership. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyPongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyPongal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qJ9c4KSMPn\">pic.twitter.com\/qJ9c4KSMPn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark Crowell (@Chief_MCrowell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chief_MCrowell\/status\/1614467230317613056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He, too, can be seen in the viral video. Below we have made a similar comparison between a screenshot from the viral video and the image posted by him.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-143857\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1181\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1-1024x545.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-1-1-768x408.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1181px) 100vw, 1181px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mayor of Kitchener, Berry Vrbanovic, also shared images from the event. Kitchener is a city in the Waterloo region.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">(2\/2) Some more pictures from last night\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThaiPongal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThaiPongal<\/a> celebration hosted by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/waterlootamils?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@waterlootamils<\/a>. I was honoured to attend and participate! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ThaiPongalValthukkal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ThaiPongalValthukkal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wK7OObYhaF\">pic.twitter.com\/wK7OObYhaF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Berry Vrbanovic (@berryonline) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/berryonline\/status\/1614733005104336897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 15, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Below, we have compared one of Vrbanovic&#8217;s images with a screengrab from the viral video where he can be spotted.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-143864 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1153\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-3.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-3-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-3-1024x558.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/01\/Screenshot-from-viral-video-3-768x418.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1153px) 100vw, 1153px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hence a video shot at Thai Pongal celebration at Waterloo, Canada showing Waterloo politicians, Regional Chair City Mayors, councillors, police chief and staff having a feast was falsely circulated as visuals from a lunch hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for his staff.<\/p>\n<p>NDTV later <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ndtvfeed\/status\/1615675664581169152?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">retracted the report<\/a> and issued an apology. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimesNow\/status\/1615438817695076353\">Times Now<\/a> published a fact-check of the viral clip.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several media outlets carried a video which was apparently shot at a traditional Pongal lunch in London hosted by United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Times Now tweeted &#8220;#Watch: #UK #PM Rishi Sunak hosts traditional Pongal lunch in #London, his staff eat meals using their hands&#8221;. 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