{"id":28087,"date":"2019-02-14T23:57:47","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T18:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=28087"},"modified":"2019-02-14T23:57:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T18:27:47","slug":"priyanka-gandhi-laughing-after-terror-attack-cropped-video-used-to-paint-a-false-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/priyanka-gandhi-laughing-after-terror-attack-cropped-video-used-to-paint-a-false-narrative\/","title":{"rendered":"Priyanka Gandhi laughing after terror attack? Cropped video used to paint a false narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Priyanka Gandhi was laughing at press conference, Such vultures<\/em>\u201d. This tweet was posted by Twitter user, Ankur Singh in the backdrop of the tragic terror attack in Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, which claimed lives of over 40 CRPF jawans. The 11 second video attached to the tweet showed Priyanka Gandhi, stand up saying \u201cBahut bahut dhanyawad<\/em>\u201d (translated: thank you very much). The term \u201cvultures\u201d is typically used for those who prey on the dead in a tragedy. <\/p>\n

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Priyanka Vadra was laughing at press conference \ud83d\ude21\ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n

Such vultures pic.twitter.com\/hVSWWWfuiu<\/a><\/p>\n

— \u0905\u0902\u0915\u0941\u0930 \u0938\u093f\u0902\u0939 (@iAnkurSingh) February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What\u2019s the truth?<\/h3>\n

The 11 second clip tweeted by Ankur Singh is part of a longer video where Priyanka Gandhi is seen condoling the death of the soldiers. She starts the press conference by stating, “As you know, this press conference had been organised to discuss certain political issues. However, in view of the terror attack in Pulwama in which our jawans have been martyred, it would be inappropriate to discuss politics at this point in time<\/em>“. While condoling the death of the soldiers, she stated, \u201cI want to tell their families that the entire nation is with them at this time<\/em>,” and ended the short conference by thanking the audience and urged them to maintain a two-minute silence on this tragic and solemn occasion.<\/p>\n

Watching the video<\/a> in its entirety, it is clear that Priyanka Gandhi did not laugh at any point and that a cropped version was shared to push a false narrative.<\/p>\n