{"id":309701,"date":"2026-01-30T17:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T11:45:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=309701"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T05:16:34","slug":"six-government-medical-colleges-in-gujarat-kanimozhis-claim-correct-ai-fact-check-shared-by-bjp-false","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/six-government-medical-colleges-in-gujarat-kanimozhis-claim-correct-ai-fact-check-shared-by-bjp-false\/","title":{"rendered":"Six government medical colleges in Gujarat: Kanimozhi&#8217;s claim correct, AI &#8216;fact check&#8217; shared by BJP false"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A regional women&#8217;s conference organized by the DMK on January 26 at Sengipatti in the district of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu has been in the centre of a controversy after\u00a0DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, in her speech, claimed that there are only six government medical colleges in the state of Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p>Tamil Nadu of BJP <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BJP4TamilNadu\/status\/2015844811991867640\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted a video on X<\/a>, where they &#8216;debunked&#8217; Kanimozhi&#8217;s claim as false. A Google Gemini chat answer was attached in the video, according to which there are a total of 24 government medical colleges in Gujarat, and not six. (<a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/kGQrG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Archive<\/a>)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">\u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9c\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd 6 \u0b85\u0bb0\u0b9a\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc2\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd \u0bae\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc7 \u0b89\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0ba4\u0bbe\u0b95 \u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd\u0baf\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bbf \u0bae\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bca\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f \u0b95\u0ba9\u0bbf\u0bae\u0bca\u0bb4\u0bbf! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3vbXoFeOJu\">pic.twitter.com\/3vbXoFeOJu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 BJP Tamilnadu (@BJP4TamilNadu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BJP4TamilNadu\/status\/2015844811991867640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>X user <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/katterumpu_bjp\/status\/2015821947947663472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@katterumpu_bjp<\/a> shared the video, &#8216;calling out&#8217; Kanimozhi Karunanidhi for her &#8216;lies&#8217;, and claiming that there were 24 government medical colleges in Gujarat. (Archive)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ta\">\u0baa\u0bca\u0baf\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bca\u0bb2\u0bcd\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bb5\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba3\u0bbe\u0ba8\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb2\u0bc7 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bc8\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbe \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0bb2\u0bbe \u0b87\u0ba8\u0bcd\u0ba4 \u0b85\u0bae\u0bcd\u0bae\u0ba3\u0bbf \u0bb5\u0bc7\u0bb1 \u0bae\u0bbe\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bbf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bd3s4IxXJK\">pic.twitter.com\/bd3s4IxXJK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf3 \u0b95\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc6\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \ud83d\udea9\ud83d\uded5(\u0bae\u0bcb\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bae\u0bcd) (@katterumpu_bjp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/katterumpu_bjp\/status\/2015821947947663472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Various other users on X, like (<span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mahi1987Mass\/status\/2016039566348845090\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Mahi1987Mass<\/a>), (<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Saffron_Anil_\/status\/2015770375590957128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Saffron_Anil_<\/a>), and (<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ArulkumarBjp\/status\/2015960439545569582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ArulkumarBjp<\/a>) <\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">also <\/span>shared the claim. (Archives: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/qiMa3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/ewLY4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.ph\/OTrzI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Screenshots below:<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-309701 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\/six-government-medical-colleges-in-gujarat-kanimozhis-claim-correct-ai-fact-check-shared-by-bjp-false\/screenshot_8-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_8.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_8.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_8-210x300.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/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\/six-government-medical-colleges-in-gujarat-kanimozhis-claim-correct-ai-fact-check-shared-by-bjp-false\/screenshot_7-25\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_7.jpg 501w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_7-214x300.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" \/><\/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\/six-government-medical-colleges-in-gujarat-kanimozhis-claim-correct-ai-fact-check-shared-by-bjp-false\/screenshot_6-21\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"619\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_6.jpg 619w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_6-218x300.jpg 218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>To verify the authenticity of the viral claim, we ran a relevant keyword search on Google. This led us to an article published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/nation\/2024\/Mar\/02\/no-new-govt-med-colleges-built-in-gujarat-since-95-but-nod-to-4-in-23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New Indian Express<\/a>, in March 2024. It reports that not a single government medical college has been established in the state of Gujarat since 1995. At the time of the report being published, that is, in March 2024, there were a total of six government medical colleges in operation in the state.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-309715\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1891\" height=\"856\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9.jpg 1891w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9-300x136.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9-1024x464.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9-768x348.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/Screenshot_9-1536x695.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1891px) 100vw, 1891px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Taking a cue from this, we ran another relevant keyword search, and came across a report on <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/ahmedabad\/every-district-in-gujarat-to-have-a-medical-college-by-2027\/articleshow\/108124114.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times of India<\/a> which corroborated that six government medical colleges were in operation in Gujarat. The story, published in March 2024, is based on a response by state health minister Rushikesh Patel to Congress MLA Amit Chavda\u2019s question in the assembly. The minister clearly said that there were six government medical colleges, 13 GMERS medical colleges, one AIIMS and 20 private medical colleges in Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-309811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi-1024x466.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi-1024x466.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi-300x136.png 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi-768x349.png 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi-1536x699.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/01\/toi.png 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The six government medical colleges are: <a href=\"https:\/\/bjmcabd.edu.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B J Medical College<\/a> in Ahmedabad, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicalcollegebaroda.edu.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Medical College<\/a> in Vadodara, <a href=\"https:\/\/mpsmc.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M P Shah Medical College<\/a> in Jamnagar, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amcmet.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">N H L Municipal Medical College<\/a> in Ahmedabad, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmcsurat.edu.in\/doku.php?id=start\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government Medical College<\/a> in Surat, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/gmcbhavnagar.edu.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government Medical College<\/a> in Bhavnagar.<\/p>\n<p>The Gujarat Medical Education and Research Society (GMERS) is a quasi-government body and the 13 colleges operated by it are self-financed institutes <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/the-proposal-to-grant-affiliation-to-gmc-run-by-the-gujarat-medical-education-research-society-gmers-an-autonomous-trust-promoted-by-the-state-government-was-cleared-by-msursquos-senate-ndashduring-their-annual-senate-meeting-on-saturday-\/articleshow\/19293531.cms#:~:text=The%20proposal%20to%20grant%20affiliation%20to%20GMC%2C,TNN%20\/%20Mar%2030%2C%202013%2C%2017:19%20IST.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">managed by an autonomous trust<\/a>. On the GMERS website, a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/gmers.gujarat.gov.in\/medical-colleges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">13 institutes are listed<\/a>, all of which fall outside the ambit of &#8216;government&#8217; medical colleges.<\/p>\n<p>To sum up, the claim by Tamil Nadu BJP that there are over 20 government medical colleges in the state of Gujarat is false. There are only six. DMK leader Kanimozhi&#8217;s statement, which BJP claimed to have debunked, was correct.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A regional women&#8217;s conference organized by the DMK on January 26 at Sengipatti in the district of Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu has been in the centre of a controversy after\u00a0DMK deputy general secretary Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, in her speech, claimed that there are only six government medical colleges in the state of Gujarat. 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