{"id":95698,"date":"2021-06-07T18:54:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=95698"},"modified":"2021-06-07T18:54:02","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T13:24:02","slug":"this-is-a-photo-of-sonia-gandhi-with-rahul-gandhi-not-ottavio-quattrocchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/this-is-a-photo-of-sonia-gandhi-with-rahul-gandhi-not-ottavio-quattrocchi\/","title":{"rendered":"This is a photo of Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi, not Ottavio Quattrocchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of Sonia Gandhi in the company of a man has been shared with a claim alluding that he is &#8220;Ottavio Quattrocchi&#8221;, Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s father. The claim also mischievously refers to the Congress leader as &#8220;Rahul Khan&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"hi\">\u092f\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948..<br \/>\n\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u0930\u0947 \u0921\u093e\u0938\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c\u0940 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 &#8220;\u0913\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091a\u0940&#8221; \u0939\u0948,<br \/>\n\u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0915\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948..\ud83d\ude01\ud83d\ude0a <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x54LNEd8qh\">pic.twitter.com\/x54LNEd8qh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u091c\u093f\u0924\u0947\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u092e\u093e\u0930 \u0939\u093f\u0928\u094d\u0926\u0942 (@Jitendr884943) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jitendr884943\/status\/1401108697095446533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adding to sexist overtones are messages referring to Sonia Gandhi as a &#8220;cabaret dancer&#8221; who met Quattrocchi 57 times after her husband Rajiv Gandhi&#8217;s death.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"und\">\u092f\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948,\u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u0930\u0947 \u0921\u093e\u0902\u0938\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c\u0940 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0913\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091a\u0940 \u0939\u0948, After the death of Rajiv Gandhi and before fleeing from Country, this person went to meet Antonia Maino for 57 times. \u092c\u0949\u0902\u0915\u0940 \u0907\u0938 \u092b\u094b\u091f\u094b \u0915\u094b \u0926\u0947\u0916\u0915\u0930 \u0915\u0941\u091b \u0915\u0939\u0928\u0947 \u0915\u0940 \u091c\u0930\u0942\u0930\u0924 \u0939\u0940 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948.. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qDTzReb7CA\">pic.twitter.com\/qDTzReb7CA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CA Mishra Vikas (@camishravikas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/camishravikas\/status\/1401716518765817862?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The claim is not just viral on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%96%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%20%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%80%20%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88&amp;src=recent_search_click\">Twitter<\/a> but also on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/search\/photos\/?q=%E0%A4%93%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%80\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\">\n<div class=\"fb-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\" data-width=\"500\" data-show-text=\"true\">\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\"><p>\u0938\u094b\u0928\u093f\u092f\u093e \u0935 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c\u0940 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 \u0913\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091a\u0940.<br \/>\n\u092e\u0924\u0932\u092c #\u092e\u093e\u092e\u093e \u092a\u0930 \u0917\u090f \u0939\u0948 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u092c\u093e\u092c\u093e..\ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\">Mayank Tyaji Ji<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\">Friday, 4 June 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95723 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1911\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1.jpg 1911w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1-300x141.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1-1024x483.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1-768x362.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/FB-ss-min-1-1536x724.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1911px) 100vw, 1911px\" \/><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alt News has received several requests on its WhatsApp helpline number (+91 76000 11160) to fact-check the claim.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"fb-xfbml-parse-ignore\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mayank.tyajiji\/posts\/310835590595774\"><div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-95698 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/this-is-a-photo-of-sonia-gandhi-with-rahul-gandhi-not-ottavio-quattrocchi\/wp-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-2.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-2-300x178.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/this-is-a-photo-of-sonia-gandhi-with-rahul-gandhi-not-ottavio-quattrocchi\/wp-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"978\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-1-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-1-1024x927.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/wp-1-768x695.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Sonia Gandhi&#8217;s photo with Rahul Gandhi<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>A simple Google reverse image search led us to articles by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latestly.com\/lifestyle\/festivals-events\/rahul-gandhi-turns-50-lesser-seen-childhood-and-family-photos-of-the-congress-leader-to-view-on-his-birthday-1831302.html\">Latestly<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/galleries\/nation\/2017\/dec\/04\/happy-birthday-rahul-gandhi-from-mourning-son-to-political-heir-here-are-rare-moments-from-congres-101082--12.html\">The New Indian Express<\/a> where the image has been credited to PTI. &#8220;Sonia Gandhi, Congress President and her son Rahul at the raising day function of the Special Protection group,&#8221; reads the caption. The photograph was shot on April 8, 1996.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95727 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1300\" height=\"1580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9-247x300.jpg 247w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9-843x1024.jpg 843w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9-768x933.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/06\/RahulGandhirarephotos9-1264x1536.jpg 1264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1300px) 100vw, 1300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to PTI, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/Politics\/DCJQj2oXXjbDBHmhLjQGdK\/Ottavio-Quattrocchi-72-dies-of-heart-attack.html\">Ottavio Quattrocchi<\/a> was an Italian businessman and a key figure in the Bofors scandal. Quattrocchi was a close associate of the Gandhi family and was named in the Bofors charge-sheet filed in 1999 by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). &#8220;On 4 March 2011, a Delhi court discharged Quattrocchi from the payoffs case after allowing the CBI to withdraw prosecution against him, bringing to an end a major chapter in the 25-year-old Bofors saga.&#8221; The scandal is regarded to have cost the Congress party the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/north\/story\/ottavio-quattrocchi-dies-in-milan-bofors-scam-italian-businessman-cardiac-arrest-170229-2013-07-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1989 elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, an old image of Sonia Gandhi attending a function with her son Rahul Gandhi has been shared with the false claim that she was with Ottavio Quattrocchi. This is not the first time Gandhi has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ursula-andress-bond-movie-fake-image-sonia-gandhi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">targetted with sexist misinformation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A photograph of Sonia Gandhi in the company of a man has been shared with a claim alluding that he is &#8220;Ottavio Quattrocchi&#8221;, Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s father. The claim also mischievously refers to the Congress leader as &#8220;Rahul Khan&#8221;. \u092f\u0947 \u0930\u093e\u0939\u0941\u0932 \u0916\u093e\u0928 \u0928\u0939\u0940 \u0939\u0948.. \u092f\u0947 \u0909\u0928\u0915\u0940 \u0915\u0948\u092c\u0930\u0947 \u0921\u093e\u0938\u0930 \u092e\u093e\u0901 \u0915\u0947 \u0915\u0930\u0940\u092c\u0940 \u0926\u094b\u0938\u094d\u0924 &#8220;\u0913\u0924\u094d\u0924\u093e\u0935\u093f\u092f\u094b \u0915\u094d\u0935\u093e\u0924\u094d\u0930\u094b\u091a\u0940&#8221; \u0939\u0948, \u092c\u093e\u0915\u0940 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":95781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[693],"an_content_type":[],"coauthors":[692],"class_list":["post-95698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-featured","fact_checks_claim_type-economics"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>This is a photo of Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi, not Ottavio Quattrocchi - Alt News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"This is a photo of Sonia Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi, not Ottavio Quattrocchi - Alt News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A photograph of Sonia Gandhi in the company of a man has been shared with a claim alluding that he is &#8220;Ottavio Quattrocchi&#8221;, Rahul Gandhi&#8217;s father. 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