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Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Jairam Ramesh was also among those who amplified this claim. Ramesh reposted author Dayashankar Mishra’s post.<\/p>\n
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Another X user, Pragnya Gupta (@GuptaPragnya), also posted the same image with a similar caption. This post received more than 394,000 views and was reposted 2,500 times. (Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n Several other users posted<\/a> the same image with similar captions. Below are a few instances.<\/p>\n From the beginning, we were doubtful of the document’s authenticity because it was undated, presented without any context, nor addressed to anyone in particular. It simply said that RSS did not participate in anti-British movements and this, too, was in quotes. It made little sense why the British Home Department would issue such a notification. Also, while it was signed by Lord Mountbatten, it did not mention his full name anywhere, which is usually the norm in official communications.<\/p>\n However, to be sure, we also ran a relevant keyword search<\/a> to look for any documented evidence of the note, but found no relevant results. On examining the viral image closely for more clues, we noticed several inconsistencies.<\/p>\n 3. We also noticed that the two emblems in the viral image — one on top and the other on the bottom-right corner — were different. The one at the bottom also had garbled text.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4. We then tried to run a reverse image search of Mountbatten’s signature to locate any archival documents with his signature. This led us to a website called autographcollection.co.uk<\/a>, which had a typed letter signed by Lord Mountbatten from 1978.<\/p>\n On comparing this letter with the viral image, it became apparent that the contents of this particular letter were manipulated to create the viral image. Some markings in the original letter appear as blurred-out text in the viral image. Comparisons below:<\/p>\n The signatures of Mountbatten, as seen in the viral image and in the letter, are identical too; even the dot made by the ink under his signature is in the same position.<\/p>\n Also, on looking closely one can notice that the letter was signed as ‘Mountbatten of Burma’. This is a reference to the title Viscount Mountbetten of Burma that was bestowed upon him in 1946. The following year he was named Earl Mountbatten of Burma. The Burma in the title was a hat tip to his contribution<\/a> as supreme allied commander of the South East Asia Command. Under his leadership, the British defeated the Japanese offensive towards India and reconquered Burma.<\/p>\n 5. Lastly, Mountbatten did not serve in the Home Office. In March 1947, he was named the Viceroy of India and asked to oversee the withdrawal of the British from the country. He remained the interim Governor-General till June 1948. Apart from his stint in India, he remained largely part of the defence forces and served in the Royal Navy before being named chief of defence staff in 1959.<\/p>\n We also found that X user @GuptaPragnya, who was the first to share the image on August 25, added to the thread of the same post two days later (August 27) that she never claimed the image was original. She said that it was a creative based on archival sources that apparently indicate so about RSS, and listed several archival sources.<\/p>\n She also clarified that the letterhead in the graphic had been stylised, and the Home Department here referred to the Government of India and the Bombay (Presidency) Home Department.<\/p>\n Too much work for Bhakts but give it a try and read the sources from where the content of this creative was sourced.<\/p>\n It\u2019s laughable how the reactions on this post think that this is an original image.<\/p>\n Who claimed that this was original. \ud83d\ude04\ud83d\ude04 \ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83e\udd37\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n Here are the archival\u2026<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-02-010408.jpg\")
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