{"id":86069,"date":"2021-02-08T15:25:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T09:55:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=86069"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:25:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T09:55:32","slug":"lalu-prasad-yadav-demise-fake-news-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/lalu-prasad-yadav-demise-fake-news-viral\/","title":{"rendered":"False claim of Lalu Prasad Yadav&#8217;s demise viral on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many social media users recently claimed that former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passed away. Sharing a photo of the leader, users wrote, &#8220;Very sad news, former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, a fearless leader, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav passed away\u2026. May he rest in peace and may his family find the patience to deal with this adversity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On February 3, Facebook user Sanjay Meena posted this claim in <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.vn\/c7rdi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a group called &#8216;Rajasthan&#8217;s magician Ashok Gehlot&#8217;<\/a> (\u0930\u093e\u091c\u0938\u094d\u0925\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u093e \u091c\u093e\u0926\u0942\u0917\u0930 \u0905\u0936\u094b\u0915 \u0917\u0939\u0932\u094b\u0924). It drew over 2,000 likes. In the comments, however, several users have pointed out that the news of Lalu Prasad Yadav&#8217;s death is false.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86070 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"585\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5.jpg 585w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/5-234x300.jpg 234w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 585px) 100vw, 585px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The claim has <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%82%20%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%20%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B5%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">spread to Twitter<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092c\u0947\u0939\u0926 \u0926\u0941\u0903\u0916\u0926 \u0916\u092c\u0930<br \/>\n\u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u0930\u0947\u0932 \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092c\u093f\u0939\u093e\u0930 \u0915\u0947 \u092a\u0942\u0930\u094d\u0935 \u092e\u0941\u0916\u094d\u092f\u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 , \u0926\u092c\u0902\u0917 \u091b\u0935\u093f \u0915\u0947 \u0928\u0947\u0924\u093e \u0936\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0932\u093e\u0932\u0942 \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0938\u093e\u0926 \u092f\u093e\u0926\u0935 \u0915\u093e \u0928\u093f\u0927\u0928&#8230;.\u0964<br \/>\n\u0908\u0936\u094d\u0935\u0930 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0924\u094d\u092e\u093e \u0915\u094b \u0936\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092a\u094d\u0930\u0926\u093e\u0928 \u0915\u0930\u0947\u0902 \u090f\u0935\u0902 \u092a\u0930\u093f\u0935\u093e\u0930 \u091c\u0928 \u0915\u094b \u0938\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947 \u091c\u092e\u0940\u0932 \u0905\u0924\u093e \u092b\u0930\u092e\u093e\u092f\u0947\u0902\u0964 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WzBAoqEaN2\">pic.twitter.com\/WzBAoqEaN2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shiv Pratap Harsana (@shiv_harsana) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shiv_harsana\/status\/1356910328228040706?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>False rumour<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Had a senior leader passed away, the news would have made headlines. Lalu Prasad Yadav, currently serving sentence in the fodder scam case, has been suffering from health problems and undergoing treatment. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/hindi\/misleading-ani-pti-reports-omit-us-state-depts-statement-on-internet-shutdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jansatta&#8217;s February 6 report<\/a>, &#8220;Lalu Prasad Yadav&#8217;s health is reported to be poor for a long time. Tejashwi Yadav said that his kidney function is down to 25 per cent. A few days ago, his condition was said to be critical. After this, he was brought to AIIMS in Delhi from RIMS via air ambulance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-86071 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"1187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/6-768x1166.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the news of Lalu Yadav&#8217;s death is merely a rumour. The senior politician is ill and suffering from health issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many social media users recently claimed that former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, passed away. Sharing a photo of the leader, users wrote, &#8220;Very sad news, former Railway Minister and ex-Chief Minister of Bihar, a fearless leader, Shri Lalu Prasad Yadav passed away\u2026. 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